The purpose of a Strategic Policy Committee is to formulate, develop, monitor and review policies which relate to the functions of Dublin City Council and to advise the council accordingly.

Strategic Policy Committee Scheme 2009 - 2014

Dublin City Council has considered and approved a Strategic Policy Committee Scheme. The scheme can be viewed here. 
A hard copy of the scheme is available on request.

Representation is drawn from the City Council, Sectoral Interests and the 3 Pillars (see Appendix C of Scheme).  An additional Pillar, Environmental, has been established in addition to the existing Pillars.

Dublin City Council has 6 Strategic Policy Committees

The 6 Strategic Policy Committees (SPC) are:

• Arts, Culture, Leisure & Youth Affairs
• Environment & Engineering
• Transportation & Traffic
• Housing, Social & Community Affairs
• Economic Development Planning & International Affairs 
• Financial Development & General

Strategic Policy Committee Membership

5 Strategic Policy Committees consists of 15 members and the 6th has 18 members.

• Two thirds of these are your City Councillors
• One third of these are representatives of sectoral interests.
  

Corporate Policy Group

The members of the Corporate Policy Group are:

• The chairperson of each of the Strategic Policy Committees (above)
• The Lord Mayor