Election of Local Representatives

Schedule 4 of the Grangegorman Development Agency Act sets out the method by which representatives of the local community will be elected to the Board and the Consultative Body of the Agency. The Community have one position on the Board and two on the Consultative Group. The election process can be summarised as follows;

Only residents of the defined neighbourhood are eligible (see electoral area map below).


election_mapClick on the map for closer study.

 

 

2024

Elections for Community Representatives to the GDA Board and Consultative Group

 

The term for the Board and the Consultative Group is coming to an end on the 8 September 2024. Therefore, it is the intention of the GDA to hold elections for community representatives to both groups from June as per the GDA Act 2005. The first part of this process is the registration of local groups to take part.

 

For more details on the election process and timelines please click on the link below.

 

Election process and timelines (link to PDF with content below)

 

Registration of Groups

In order to be able to vote in either election or to put forward candidates all groups must first register with the Grangegorman Development Agency. The registration period has now passed and the lists for both elections have been compiled, one for the Board election and one for the Consultative Group election.

Please see below.

 

Residents/Tenants Associations

A residents/tenants association can nominate and vote in both the Board and Consultative Group elections.

In the 2024 call for registrations, a total of 10 residents/tenants associations registered for this election process.

See the list of registered associations below.

List A: Residents & Tenants Groups 2024

 

Community Groups

A Community Group includes residents/tenants associations, parish and district associations and groups, youth and sports clubs, and similar non-commercial groups in the Grangegorman neighbourhood (see map above). Registered Community Groups can vote in the Consultative Group election.

In the 2024 call for groups, a total of 19 Community Groups registered for this election process.

See the list of registered community groups below.

List B: Community and Residents & Tenants Groups 2024

 

Nominations

In order for a person to be eligible for election to the GDA Board or Consultative Group they must fulfil all of the following;

a. Be resident in the GDA area (see map above)

b. Be on the register of electors in the area

c. Be nominated by at least 2 registered groups

 

Registered groups are requested to send the names and addresses of their group’s voting representatives (max of 2) to communications@ggda.ie before election day. The representatives will each have one vote. Groups on LIST A may vote in both elections, groups on LIST B may only vote in the Consultative Group election.

 

See below for the nominations for the 2024 elections.

2024 Agency Election Nominees

2024 Consultative Group Election Nominees

 

Election Timeline 2024

For election process for community representatives to the GDA Board and Consultative Group.

 

The process will be as follows:

1.  The GDA will write out to all registered groups, and groups who have been added to our mailing list since it was established, informing them of the registration process.

2.  GDA will publicly advertise in newspapers calling for the registration of interested groups for the elections. All current registered groups will have to re-register.

3.  The GDA will write out to all of the registered groups with the new registered groups list.

4.  The GDA will then call for nominations for the Board and Consultative Group elections. In order for a person to be eligible they must fulfil all of the following;

a. Be resident in the GDA area (see map above)

b. Be on the register of electors in the area

c. Be nominated by at least 2 registered groups

5.  A meeting will be organised for the elections to take place and the GDA will send out the list of nominees to all registered groups.

6.  A maximum of two representatives from each registered group can attend the election meeting. Each representative will have one vote.

7. The voting will be done by secret ballot and by single non-transferable vote. Ballot sheets will be given to all representatives for each of the elections.

8.  A nominee is permitted to run for both Board and Consultative Group. However, if elected to both they must decide which to accept. The other position will then be filled by the candidate with the next highest number of votes.

9.  The GDA Chief Executive shall inform the Minister of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science of the residents’ nominee to the Board and inform the Board of the persons elected to the Consultative Group.

10.  Where, for whatever reason, a nominee to the GDA or a residents’ member of the Consultative Group cannot be elected, then the Chief Executive may provide for a fresh registration period to facilitate the registration of additional registered groups and hold the election again, as is stated in the legislation.

11.  Announce successful nominee going forward for approval.

 

The following timeline lays out the process to be followed in the lead up to the new appointees:

 

We will advise all stakeholders of any changes to the timeline.

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If you have any queries relating to this or any other matter please do not hesitate to contact us at communications@ggda.ie and we will be happy to take you though the process.

The Agency reserves the right to;

(i)           decline to register an entity, or to remove an entity from the register, in circumstances where there is a risk of duplication of representation, duplication of voting rights or duplication of votes, or

(ii)          take any other action which it believes is necessary to secure and protect the integrity of the electoral process.