There has been a call for a national approach on access to council meetings, after Kilkenny County Council voted to exclude public and press from all of its strategic policy committees (SPCs) . Councillors on Friday voted to exclude members of the public and the press from SPC meetings, which formulate policy. At Friday’s inaugural meeting of the new council there was an item to exclude public access to the SPCs. “These committees are discussing and formulating public policy and making decisions about the how tax payers’ money is to be spent. “ Ideally all Council meetings should be webcast.,”it said.

Source: The Irish Times June 08, 2019 13:41 UTC