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On the night, each member group will receive a voter pack. Each PPN member group has one vote, if more than one person from your group is in attendance, you must collectively decide how to cast your vote.

PR-STV is the voting system that will be used in this election. The ballot paper will list the four (4) candidates. Voters must ensure that you express your preference or preferences on your ballot paper beginning with 1 and continuing 2, 3, 4, for as many or as few as you wish.

More information will be circulated in advance of the Plenary, and the process will be outlined on the night.

I attend, partake in and contribute to Linkage groups. I have extensive work experience in the public and private sector in financial and executive roles. I am a volunteer with Bishopstown Meals on Wheels and have a keen interest in international human rights.

I feel I would bring the voice of disabled Cork residents to the Secretariat.

Lekha Menon Margassery (Aatma Dance Troupe) Cork City Central

Stephen Spillane (Gay Project) Cork City South

Lisa Murphy (St Joseph's Community Association) Cork City North East

Laura O'Connell (CEN) Cork City North West

Only member groups from the Social Inclusion pillar can ratify this candidate.

This process will be explained at the Plenary on the night.

My interest is in the promotion of sustainable travel with all aspects and other fields that have a decisive impact on everyday travel. Spatial and Urban Planning play a key role in enabling a transformation of our daily travel patterns which is necessary to meet Irelands carbon reduction emission targets in the transport sector.

As rep in the Strategic, Economic Development, Enterprise and Planning SPC I would see my role in ensuring that Cork City will further develop into a place where everybody has a place and will find the shops, services, schools, creches etc. they need in their daily lives, as well as homes and jobs, within easy reach. A reduction in car dependency following the paradigm of the ’15-minute-city’ (see e.g. RSES Southern Region for 2040) will be a key aspect to this.

I have a degree in Transportation Planning and have 20 years’ experience working in transport planning for UCC. I have been active in the Cork Cycling Campaign for years and have served the Cork City PPN as rep on the Roads and Transport SPC between 2016 and 2024.

Only member groups from the Environmental pillar can ratify this candidate.

This process will be explained at the Plenary on the night.