Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Act 2015

Functions of Forum

38. (1) The Forum may consider and advise the Council and the strategic policy committees of the Council in relation to the formulation, development, monitoring and review of the Council’s policy relating to the performance of the functions of the Council inso far as they relate to the Dublin Docklands Area and in particular in relation to the following:

(a) enterprise and employment;

(b) education;

(c) housing;

(d) planning;

(e) the environment, including the natural and built environment, and the amenities of the area; and

(f) the interaction of communities.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the Forum may consider and advise the Council and the strategic policy committees of the Council in relation to—

(a) initiatives of communities in the Dublin Docklands Area which in the opinion of the Forum will benefit such communities, including initiatives in relation to the provision or improvement of amenity, recreational, cultural or heritage facilities, the protection or enhancement of the environment and programmes to promote social inclusion and community development, and

(b) communications of the Council to the public in relation to the performance of the functions of the Council insofar as they relate to the Dublin Docklands Area.

(3) The Forum may, and if requested by the Council shall, consider and advise the Council and the strategic policy committees of the Council in relation to the matters set out in subsections (1) and (2).