Annual Report for 2006
A review of the activities of DEP under the Local Development Social Inclusion Programme 2006
With descriptions of strategies and initiatives, details of participating partners, a listing of publications, and a selection of unique maps illustrating key Dublin Region social statistics
Dublin Employment Pact 7 Nth. Great George’s St., Dublin 1 Tel: +353-1-8788900 Fax: +353-1-8788711 Email: [email protected] Website: www.dublinpact.ie
Dublin Employment Pact examines labour market and development issues in the Dublin Region. It is funded through Pobal under the National Development Plan and is a non-profit company registered in Dublin Reg. No. 340167 Charitable Status CHY14496 DEP Annual Report 2006
CONTENTS
FOREWORD...... 2
INTRODUCTION – HIGHLIGHTS IN 2006...... 3
AIMS, MEMBERS AND FUNDING OF THE PACT...... 4
THE FOUR STRATEGIES OF DEP 2004 – 2007...... 6
INITIATIVES IMPLEMENTED IN 2007...... 7
COOPERATION AND LINKAGES...... 13
NEW PUBLICATIONS...... 14
APPENDIX 1: Board of Directors...... 15
APPENDIX 2: Audited Accounts for the Year 2006...... 16
APPENDIX 3: Members of DEP Policy & Project Steering Groups...... 39
APPENDIX 4: DEP Publications 2001-06...... 43
APPENDIX 5: Maps...... 45
Map 1: Population Change in Dublin 1996-2002...... 45 Map 2: Affluence and deprivation in Dublin 2002...... 46 Map 3: Labour force participation rate, Dublin, 2002...... 47 Map 4: Early school leaving rates, Dublin, 2002...... 48
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FOREWORD
It is with great pleasure that I can present this Annual Report on the work of Dublin Employment Pact during 2006.
Dublin occupies a unique space in the development landscape in Ireland. It is neither a truly local one nor a national one, and the political and administrative systems have yet to really come to terms with its key regional nature. In this context, Dublin Employment Pact, working closely with partner organisations across the Region, has contributed in some way towards developing some coherence around the development issues facing Dublin as an urban region.
From this base the Pact has succeeded in impacting on national policies and programmes too, and regularly contributes to national forums and debates around social policy innovation. It has also achieved recognition at European level, contributing through its involvement in several networks to programmes and debates at EU level, as well as assisting nascent partnership structures in the new EU Member States.
The links the Pact has developed across the administrative and political systems, the local development sector and a wide range of statutory agencies has been unique and has contributed substantial added value to the work of each. This has been possible at the regional level only in the context of the active commitment of the social partners to the Pact since its foundation and the close ties of the Pact with the Dublin regional and local authorities.
The achievements of the Pact in 2006 was a tribute to the contribution of its core staff – Philip O’Connor, Karen Reid, and Caroline Byrne, as well as the Equal Community Sector staff Jean Somers and Edward Power, and also consultants who have worked closely with the Pact over the year, notably Grainne Healy, Finbar MacDonnell and Mary Folan. None of the work would have been possible of course without the loyalty and commitment of the members of the Board and of the many people – over 300 - who contributed on a voluntary basis to the work of the policy working groups, project steering groups and the many other activities of the Pact during 2006.
Looking forward to 2008 and to new strategies for the period ahead, the Pact can be proud and confident of its work and the positive impact it has achieved at the local and regional levels in Dublin, as well as at the wider national and sometimes even European levels.
Anna Lee Chairperson Dublin Employment Pact
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INTRODUCTION – HIGHLIGHTS IN 2006
2006 saw some major new initiatives of the Pact come to fruition, notably the in-work projects focussed on employment access and low skilled workers, Equal at Work and Learning at Work, and also the extensive community based upskilling programme Dublin Community ICT Initiative. It also saw two collaborative action research projects achieve good outcomes – the joint project with Pobal, the Migrant Rights Centre and three local partnerships (Dublin Inner City, Ballyhaura, Tallaght), An exploration of local strategies for the integration of migrant workers and their families, and also the commitment by Minister Brian Cowen T.D. to the establishment by Government of a Social Finance Foundation with a base fund of €30m on the basis of the report In the Common Interest – The Case for Social Finance in Ireland, which had been developed jointly by DEP, Clann Credo, ADM and Westmeath Employment Pact.
The special role of the Pact is its function in channelling learning from practice on the ground into the policy system and impacting on regional and national policy decision making in a very informed and direct way as a result. The success of the Pact in bringing together the local level practitioners across a range of local development and labour market policy areas and collating and developing the policy lessons from their insights and knowledge has produced a range of very positive outcomes. This report details that work and the outcomes achieved during 2006.
Philip O’Connor Director Dublin Employment Pact
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AIMS, MEMBERS AND FUNDING OF THE PACT
Dublin Employment Pact (DEP) was established in 1998 at the initiative of the Department of the Taoiseach with the active support of the social partners (in Partnership 2000) to tackle employment and development issues at Dublin Region level. It facilitates a wide range of organisations in researching, piloting and developing innovative and sustainable solutions to problems of disadvantage. Over 300 organisations were involved in the work of the Pact during 2004-06.
DEP is a non-profit company and is core-funded by Government under the National Development Plan through Pobal, the agency which manages the Local Development Social Inclusion Programme.
The Objectives of Dublin Employment Pact are:
to highlight the development needs of Dublin, with a particular emphasis on enhancing economic growth, employment and social inclusion across the region;
to promote practical solutions at a Dublin-wide level to persistent problems of urban disadvantage and social exclusion, focusing on areas of greatest disadvantage and on solutions to long-term unemployment, early school-leaving and equality in access to the labour market;
to promote new approaches to quality training, including opportunities for up-skilling and life-long learning, with a view to developing sustainable quality employment in the public and private sectors and in the social economy;
DEP has a lean structure, consisting in 2006 of a 20-member Board of Directors as follows: For the Social Partners: Frank Scott-Lennon (IBEC Greater Dublin Area Executive) Des Bonass (ICTU representative, nominated by DCTU) Cian Connaughton (Dublin Chamber of Commerce) Maria Tyrrell (Manager, Larkin Centre for Unemployed) For the Dublin Regional and Local Authority executives: Patricia Potter (Director, Dublin Regional Authority) Liam McGlynn (SEO, Planning and Development Department, Fingal Co. Co.) Una Joyce (SEO, Development Department, Dublin City Council) Mary Mallon (Director Community and Enterprise, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Co. Co.) Bernie Donnelly (SEO, Human Resources Department, South Dublin Co. Co.) For the Local Development and Community Development Sector: David Connolly (Director, Dublin Inner City Partnership) Anna Lee (Manager, Tallaght Partnership) Catherine Durkin (Education Coordinator, Blanchardstown Partnership) John Kiely (Dublin Region CDP Network) For the State Agencies and Educational Sector: Chris O’Malley (Strategic Development Officer, Dublin City University) Oisín Geoghegan (CEO, Fingal County Enterprise Board, for Dublin Region CEBs) Frank Walsh (Manager, FÁS Services to Business, for Dublin Region FÁS) For the elected Dublin Regional Authority: Cllr. Mary Freehill (Member Dublin City Council) Cllr. Anne Carter (Member Dublin City Council) DEP chief executive officer: Philip O’Connor
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The officers of the Board are:
Chair Anna Lee Deputy Chair Mary Mallon Secretary Philip O’Connor Treasurer Frank Walsh
All activities of the Pact are carried out through working groups, steering groups, project management committees and similar bodies, established to fulfil specific tasks and composed of representatives of a wide range of organisations involved in a voluntary capacity in the work of the Pact.
The Pact’s work is supported by a small staff, now of five: Philip O’Connor (Director), Karen Reid (Administrator), Caroline Byrne (Clerical Assistant), Jean Somers (Community Sector Equal Project) and Edward Power (Community Sector Equal Project), with other core work undertaken on a contracted basis by Mary Folan (Education Group Programme Coordinator), Grainne Healy (Equal at Work Project Consultant), Finbar McDonnell (Projects Evaluator) and others.
DEP is a non-profit company, registered in Dublin (No. 340167). It is core-funded by Government through the local development agency Pobal under the Local Development and Social Inclusion Programme of the National Development Plan and is a registered charity (CHY 14496).
The core annual budget of the Pact under the NDP has been on average €270,00 since 2004. The Pact also attracted considerable funding from other sources for specific activities such as the EU Equal Programme, FÁS, the Department of Education and Science , the EU Learning Regions Initiative, the Information Society Fund and the Dublin local authorities. Total annual income has gradually risen from approx. €400,000 in 2001 to €750,000 in 2004 to €1.2m in 2006. The accounts for 2006 are set out in the auditor’s report at Appendix 2 below.
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THE FOUR STRATEGIES OF DEP 2004 – 2007
The purpose of DEP is to add value to existing local programmes and to the local implementation of national programmes, and to generate new initiatives around identified needs. Its focus is on tackling labour market and social exclusion under four key strategies as follows:
1. Building integrated social inclusion strategies in the Dublin Region Targeting disadvantaged communities through regional strategies. These include for example a Dublin strategy for local action plans for ICT inclusion, joint social policy initiatives with the Dublin Regional Authority, piloting of innovative projects across Dublin partnership areas, joint policy development with other national and European networks (such as the European Anti-Poverty Network, Eurocities Social Affairs Forum etc.), and interacting with key policy forums such as the National Economic and Social Forum (NESF), the Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise and Employment, the National Employment Action Plan process, the DG Employment at the European Commission etc.
2. Creating a more open, accessible and inclusive Dublin labour Market Targeting disadvantage and inequalities in the labour market at the levels of both policy and practice, through initiatives such as Equal at Work. This project involves 55 partner organisations from the public, private and community sectors across the Dublin region, and aims to widen labour market access by tackling barriers in existing recruitment, advancement and human resource management practices.
3. Enhancing creativity and innovation in local enterprise programmes Networking local development and local enterprise initiatives to increase entrepreneurial activity and enterprise (self employment) development among disadvantaged communities. Also, pursuing the policy impact of the initiative on social finance initiated jointly with Pobal, Clann Credo and Westmeath Employment Pact).
4. Innovative solutions to Education and Skill Disadvantage in the Dublin Labour Market Networking local education actors to define the key issues, and developing and implementing activities promoting educational participation, particularly in relation to early school leavers in employment, former prisoners, etc. Also, developing models of good practice through pilot projects in the area of upskilling of young low-skilled workers.
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INITIATIVES IMPLEMENTED IN 2007
Under each of the four core strategies of Dublin Employment Pact a series of actions were developed and implemented, and these are specified below.
Strategy 1: Building integrated social inclusion strategies in Dublin Region
Agenda for Dublin
Description Collaboration with Dublin Regional Authority, to develop consensus among local development agencies and political representatives on key development and social inclusion issues. The Agenda was completed and launched in 2005. Follow on actions were planned in a number of areas during 2006-07, including developing a Region Employment Strategy and organising an international seminar on the development of a strategy for Dublin as a “Creative City”.
Actions in 2006 Meetings with DRA establish a 2-year strategy of joint actions based on the Agenda for Dublin launched in 2005. Proposal developed on Dublin – The Creative City, approved by DEP and presented to Dublin Regional Authority assembly. Seminar to take place in 2007 with international speakers incl. Richard Florida.
Building strategies and networks
Description Networking Dublin area Partnerships to identify best practices and develop joint local development initiatives and actions. Bring local development organisations together with relevant local, national and European agencies to secure funding for cross-Dublin innovative social inclusion actions. Key strategic partners are the partnerships, PLANET, Eurocities and the four Dublin CDBs.
Actions in 2006 DEP was involved in national and EU level EQUAL Labour market policy forums. DEP collaborated with the EAPN Employment Policy Group, which now meets monthly at the DEP office. It consists of representatives of DEP, EAPN, INOU, Pavee Point, National Women’s Council, One Family, OPEN, Forum of People with Disabilities, Migrant Rights Centre, Age Action Ireland). Its activity centres on developing a critique of the Employment Action Plan, focussing on Commission criticisms of Irish performance in relation to childcare, upskilling of the lower skilled, the gender pay gap, and access to active labour market programmes. It presented its position to a meeting with the joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise. The group also met with Dept. ETE and with the EU DG Employment Irish Desk officials on concerns with the Irish NEAP. Director of DEP is a board member of Eapn Ireland. Director of DEP chairs the EU level Eapn Employment Task Force. Director of DEP is a member of the Clann Credo Project Evaluation Committee. DEP participated through EAPN in EU-level seminars (European Trade Union Institute, EAPN Employment Task Force etc.) on European Employment Strategy and post-2006 Structural Funds.
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DEP was involved through EUROCITIES Social Affairs Forum in developing responses to the EU Lisbon Strategy Review. Organisation of meeting with Eapn on Development Welfare State and position of community organisations. DEP actively involved in PLANET the Partnership Network, and DEP Director is a member of the PLANET Dublin Partnership Managers Forum. DEP met with Polish “Centre for Social Dialogue” and assists in training for social partnership structures in Poland.
Supporting Voluntary Activity
Description Ring-fenced fund of €3,120 allocated under LDSIP under this heading.
Actions in 2006 DEP allocates budget to support for inner city school to develop volunteering programme involving parents in school based after-school sports programme (swimming) to foster social inclusion and support integration of children of new communities.
Dublin Community ICT Initiative
Description Bridging the digital divide in Dublin (as established in the commissioned study by Trutz Haase, Digital Divide – Uptake of ICT in the Dublin Region (2004) through the development of community-based integrated area action plans for ICT literacy and upskilling in disadvantaged areas of Dublin. Programme developed jointly with FIT Ltd. for roll out across several areas of Dublin, depending on funding secured from Information Society Fund.
Actions in 2006 Roll out of programme developed jointly with DIT and funded by Information Society Fund (endorsed by Dept. CRGA autumn 2005) total budget €350,000. Project implemented in four areas – Ballymun, Ballyfermot, Clondalkin/ Walkinstown and Tallaght. Local consortia organised, action plans developed, and peer-group training carried out through 60 community organisations. Certified training module (“e-Citizen”) targeted at youth groups, womens groups, active age groups etc. 60 peer trainers trained to deliver e-Citizen to peers. Over 600 clients complete training and receive FETAC certificates. Final actions in January-February 2006, including certificate awards (incl. Minister Ahern at Ballymun,19th January). Full evaluation undertaken.
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Strategy 2: Creating a more open, accessible and inclusive labour Market
DEP EQUAL Programme: Equal at Work
Description The “Equal at Work” labour market programme has emerged as the DEP project which has achieved greatest impact and led to several very major and radical mainstreaming outcomes over the last four years. It’s theme is “Increasing access to employment through open HR practices”, and has focussed on reforming and changing HR policies and practice to craee more equal and equitable labour market. Over two rounds, this initiative under the EU Equal Initiative has involved over 60 partner organisations from the public, private and community sectors in Dublin. These have included four local authorities, seven area partnerships, various social partner organisations, seven hospitals and health service agencies, six major employers, forty community and voluntary sector organisations, various training institutions, representative organisations etc. The two rounds have involved total budget of approx. €3.4m, of which 70% was provided by ESF and the balance from public and private sector sources, and also input from LDSIP.
Actions in 2006 Initiative Pathways to Employment for Members of the Travelling Community in South Dublin County Council leads to integrated full time outdoor jobs for 12 Traveller males and six full time indoor clerical jobs for traveller women. Initiative evaluated as success and now being developed in four other local authorities. Comprehensive Interview Skills Pack for outdoor workers interested in promotion through competency based system completed in Dublin City Council. Arising from equality audit, competency based diversity interviewing model and training module for interview board participants developed in St. James’s Hospital. Universal accessibility audit and action plan in Children’s University Hospital (Temple Street) and accessibility audit of plans for new Children’s Hospital (first in Ireland). Development of Intercultural Teamworking model in Connolly Hospital and HSE Dublin North East. Full EA Equality Review in Stewarts Hospital (first ever in a hospital) and action plan of reforms implemented with staff participation through Partnership Committee. Initiative on Equal Opportunities for Older Workers at AMNCH (Tallaght Hospital) following abolition of compulsory retirement at 65. All Hospital based initiatives monitored jointly with HSE Human Resource department. Development and implementation of IT based HR management tool (“DecisionPath”) in Eircom Ltd. to enable line managers implement proper best practice diversity HR policies on the ground. Equality audit of HR systems implemented in Irish Life and Permanent Ltd. and action plan rolled out from end 2006. Action Plan on diversity and social inclusion programme implemented in Jurys Inns. Full Equality Authority approved Equality Audit implemented in Meteor Mobile Communications, esp. re internal communications, work life balance etc. Disability Awareness training implemented with management staff at EBS. Very successful campaign to increase TU membership in the community sector to improve employment and HR conditions. Also, community sector branch established in SIPTU and both it and IMPACT actively engage with the process. A cross-union group established to promote interests of the sector. Initiative to influence Government policy towards C&V Sector leads to T16 commitment, and ICTU engagement with Dept. Finance regarding resourcing of HR aspects of state-funded services delivered through community sector. This follows meetings with DEP group. 9 DEP Annual Report 2006
Employment Resource Bureau established for community sector employers with online HR resource base. Community Sector Employers’ Forum developed with a group of employers. Discussions held with IBEC, SFA , The Wheel, National Centre for Partnmership.
Immigrant Workers Initiative
Description To develop strategies for the social inclusion of immigrant workers and their families as an integral part of local development programmes post-2006 and to propose a model of good practice for local development organisations.
Actions in 2006 1. Steering Group of DEP, Pobal, Migrant Rights Centre and reps. of 3 pilots (Tallaght, Dublin Inner City, Ballhoura) established late 2005; Three local strategies developed in areas already active with immigrant communities; three processes recorded and documented; good practice model developed for partnerships; report published and launched at Pobal seminar June 2006. 2. Second project developed late 2006 in collaboration with Migrants Rights Centre (lead partner), NCCRI, Dublin City Council and DEP: “Essential Work” research into migrants involved in low paid low profile “essential” work in catering, cleaning etc. in Dublin. Steering Group established and research well advanced by end of year. Round Table Think In of experts planned, chaired by City Manager.
Subsidised Employment Initiative
Description Transnational network (MetroNet) of city employment partnerships to examine and assess different approaches and methodologies of publicly subsidised employment. Led by Lawaetz Stiftung (Hamburg).
Actions in 2006 Project roll out with expert reports compiled on subsidised employment as labour market reintegration tool in four participating countries. Seminars held in Berlin and Dublin, the latter involving approx. 60 participants. Final comparative report produced September 2006.
Strategy 3: Enhancing creativity and innovation in local enterprise
Local Enterprise & Social Economy Group
Description Networking local enterprise policy makers and practitioners in Dublin region to identify gaps in provision and promote solutions.
Actions in 2006 Organisation of round table chaired by Oisín Geoghegan (ceo, Fingal CEB) to examine issues facing enterprise development and support in Dublin. Key issues identified for inclusion in post-2006 strategic plan, especially concerning space availability, self employment supports, and school enterprise programmes.
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Social Finance Steering Group
Description Monitor developments arising from work of the national steering group established to promote a system of social finance provision in Ireland following launch of the joint report In the Common Interest by Minister Cowen T.D. in late 2004. Report had been jointly prepared under a Steering Committee involving DEP, Pobal, Westmeath Employment Pact and Clann Credo.
Actions in 2006 At end 2006 government statement announces the establishment in 2007 of a Social Finance Foundation with €30m funding sourced from the Banks based on the system proposed in the report In the Common Interest – The Case for Social Finance in Ireland.
Strategy 4: Innovative solutions to Education and Skill Disadvantage in the Dublin Labour Market
Education & Employment Working Group
Description Working Group, with reps. from Dept. of Ed & Sc., FÁS, Dún Laoghaire IADT, LAPs, schools, the purpose of which is to apply expert knowledge and creative thinking to strategies focused on alleviating educational and skills disadvantage in the Dublin labour market. It met approx. 5 times in 2006 to develop and oversee actions in the education area, especially the Learning at Work Programme and the Guidance to Former Prisoners project. programme.
Action in 2006 The working group met five times during 2006 and through a series of sub-groups oversaw and managed the activities under Strategy 4. The working group was chaired by Catherine Durkin, Education Coordinator, Blanchardstown Partnership, and its work supported by Mary Folan, working on contract to the Pact.
Workplace Learning
Description Piloting models of educational advancement for early school leavers in employment, with employers’ agreement. Second round (2005-06) followed successful pilots 2001-04 in Tallaght, Clondalkin and Northside areas. These pilots were evaluated positively by Mazars and supported by the social partners in the national agreement Sustaining Progress. In 2005 a second round of projects was approved for Tallaght, Northside, Inner City, Blanchardstown and Clondalkin.
Action in 2006 Successful projects completed summer 2006 in Tallaght, Blanchardstown and Clondalkin. Annual resources of €180,000 provided jointly by Department of Education and Science and FÁS (€90,000), with match funding supplied by DEP and local partners.
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The external formative evaluation was carried out by Hibernian Consultants. It was published as The Challenges of Workplace Learning. Special seminar held 4th December 2006, with evaluation report launched by Department by Minister of State at the Department of Education, Mr Brian Lenihan TD. Seminar also addressed by Helen Fallon Byrne (NCPP) and Frank Walsh (Manager, FÁS Services to Business). FÁS/Dept. Education approve extension funding for projects to June 2007 and request preparation for a larger Dublin-wide application for mainstream rollout.
Guidance Services for former Prisoners
Description Arising from a cross-sectoral working group established in 2003 to promote the social inclusion of former prisoners through prisoner training and lifelong learning, it was decided to prepare and publish an Educational Guide for former Prisoners.
Progress in 2004 Guide developed and brought to pre-publication stage. Completed Guide to be published 2007 and launched at Mountjoy Prison.
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COOPERATION AND LINKAGES
Linkages with other agencies and programmes
The composition of the DEP Board, as well as the representation on the many project working groups and steering committees testifies to the comprehensive networking of the Pact with all relevant agencies, organisations and other interests throughout the Dublin Region. In 2006 DEP was also involved in a variety of programmes beyond the LDSIP, notably under the Equal Initiative, the Information Society Fund, the Department of Education, FÁS, other ESF sources etc.
During 2006 a total of over 300 people from a very wide range of organisations and agencies, and representing a wide spectrum of policy makers and practitioners from the public, private and community sectors in Dublin, participated in project steering groups, policy working groups and other sub committees of Dublin Employment Pact. Through these means the Pact interacts with a substantial number of relevant agencies, authorities and programmes at Dublin, national and even EU-wide level.
Cooperation with Belfast
To contribute to strengthening and developing ties between local authority, local development and employment related interests in Dublin and Belfast, Dublin Employment Pact decided to form a Dublin-Belfast Working Group through the Equal at Work project. This working group focussed on exchanging information and good practice in the areas of employment policy and human resource management systems in the two cities. Seminars were held in both cities on inclusive HR practices (June and November 2006), involving representatives of the HR and partnership structures of the city councils, hospitals, public transport companies and other interests. A joint comparative study was commissioned, Women into Non-Traditional Occupations – Experience North and South, and launched at the seminar in Belfast. Plans are under discussion for expanding these links further in 2007 and also through joint project work involving Dublin, Belfast and Glasgow.
Cooperation with European partners
As is apparent from many of the projects and policy initiatives of the Pact, DEP has developed relationships with a range of related organisations and networks in Europe. In particular, DEP represents Dublin on the Social Affairs Forum of Eurocities, the major network of European Cities. It also maintains contacts with employment pacts in a number of cities through the network Metronet. The Pact is also an active member, at Dublin and European level, of the European Anti-Poverty Network, a large network of social policy campaign groups, and the DEP Director chairs the European level Eapn Employment Task Force. Through its involvement in EQUAL and in other EU-funded employment policy programmes, DEP has developed contacts with a wide range of groups in comparable cities (notably Madrid, Budapest, Warsaw, Berlin, Hamburg, Brussels, Munich, Nuremberg, Vienna, Rome). It is often invited to present its experiences and practices at European conferences, and has also been referred to specifically in European Commission publications as an example of good practice. The Pact also maintains links with the Committee of the Regions and other relevant networks.
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NEW PUBLICATIONS
The following publications were finalised in 2006 and arose from the work of pilot projects or research and policy groups of the Pact. The full list of DEP publications available is given in Appendix 4 and all titles can also be downloaded from www.dublinpact.ie
E. Murray, R. Commiskey: The DEP Dublin Community ICT Initiative
Equal at Work – A Dublin Employment Pact Initiative
F. McDonnell: Challenges of Workplace Learning: Evaluation of Learning at Work
An exploration of local strategies for the integration of migrant workers and families (with Pobal and MRCI)
Opening Pathways to Employment for members of the Travelling Community in South Dublin County Council (by Hibernian Consulting on behalf of DEP)
Women into Non-traditional Employment: Experience North and South (by Ursula Barry, John Scott and Grainne Healy)
A Guide to Educational Services for ex-Prisoners in Dublin (deferred to 2007)
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APPENDIX 1: Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of Dublin Employment Pact nominated at the end of 2006 was as follows:
For the Social Partners: Frank Scott-Lennon (IBEC Greater Dublin Area Executive) Des Bonass (ICTU representative, nominated by DCTU) Cian Connaughton (Dublin Chamber of Commerce, for Dublin Region Chambers) Maria Tyrrell (Manager, Larkin Centre for Unemployed)
For the Dublin Regional and Local Authority executives: Patricia Potter (Director, Dublin Regional Authority) Liam McGlynn (Development Department, Fingal County Council) Tom Kavanagh (Development Department, Dublin City Council) Mary Mallon (Director Community Enterprise, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Co. Co.) Bernie Donnelly (Human Resources Department, South Dublin County Council)
For the Local Development and Community Development Sector: David Connolly (Director, Dublin Inner City Partnership) Anna Lee (Manager, Tallaght Partnership) Catherine Durkin (Education Coordinator, Blanchardstown Partnership) John Kiely (Dublin Region CDP Network)
For the State Agencies and Educational Sector: Oisín Geoghegan (CEO, Fingal County Enterprise Board, for Dublin Region CEBs) Frank Walsh (Manager, FÁS Services to Business, for Dublin Region FÁS)
For the elected Dublin Regional Authority: Cllr Mary Freehill (Member Dublin City Council) Cllr Anne Carter (Member Dublin City Council)
The officers of the Board are:
Chair Anna Lee Deputy Chair Mary Mallon Secretary Philip O’Connor Treasurer Frank Walsh
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APPENDIX 2: Audited Accounts for the Year 2006 DUBLIN EMPLOYMENT PACT LIMITED COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2006
CONTENTS PAGE
Officers and professional advisers 1
The directors' report 2
Independent auditors' report to the members 5
Income and expenditure account 7
Balance sheet 8
Cash flow statement 9
Notes to the financial statements 10
The following pages do not form part of the financial statements
Summary of results 16
Pobal: Detailed income and expenditure account 17
EQUAL at work Development Partnership (IE-38): Detailed income and expenditure account 18
Migrant Project: Detailed income and expenditure account 19
ISF Project: Detailed income and expenditure account 20
Matching funds: Detailed income and expenditure account 21
Equal: Detailed income and expenditure account 22
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OFFICERS AND PROFESSIONAL ADVISERS
The board of directors Anna Lee Mary Mallon David Connolly Maria Tyrrell Frank Scott-Lennon Catherine Durkin Frank Walsh Oisin Geoghegan Anne Carter Liam McGlynn Mary Frehill Cian Connaughton Bernie Donnelly John Kiely Patricia Potter
Company secretary Philip O'Connor
Registered office 7 North Great Georges Street Dublin 1
Auditors Grant Thornton Chartered Accountants & Registered Auditors 24 - 26 City Quay Dublin 2
Bankers Allied Irish Banks 37/ 38 Upper O'Connell Street Dublin 1
Solicitors Taylor & Buchalter Greenside House 45-47 Cuffe Street Dublin 2
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THE DIRECTORS' REPORT
YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2006
The directors have pleasure in presenting their report and the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31st December 2006.
FAIR REVIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPANY'S BUSINESS
Following a commitment by the social partners, the Dublin Employment Pact was created in 1998 as a partnership board for the Dublin Region, with the task of examining labour market and development issues and developing innovative solutions to them. Its activities were initially funded by the European Union and the Department of the Taoiseach. On 13 March 2001, the Pact was incorporated as DEP Ltd., its members being the Dublin Regional and Local Authorities, the Dublin Local Partnerships, relevant State Agencies, the Social Partners and representatives of the Educational Sector. The company received charitable status from the Revenue Commissioners, its reference number being CHY 14496. The core funding of the DEP is provided through the Local Development and Social Inclusion Programme of the National Development (NDP), though it also accesses resources through other relevant channels.
The principal activity of the company during the period was to highlight the development needs of Dublin, to promote practical solutions at a Dublin-wide level to the problems of urban disadvantage and social exclusion, long-term unemployment, early school leaving and equality in access to the labour market, and to encourage new approaches to quality training and life-long learning. It has carried through numerous activities in these areas, involving over 100 agencies and organisations, initiated innovative projects, sought mainstreaming in policy of good local practice, published various reports and policy papers, and engaged with policy makers at the local, regional, national and EU levels. Dublin Employment Pact is currently implementing its Action Plan for 2004 2006 as agreed with all partners and public authorities involved in its work.
The directors consider the state of affairs at the balance sheet date to be satisfactory.
PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINITIES
The sole source of risk and uncertainty pertaining to the company arises from its core funding being reliant on public sources. The core funding of the company. - covering rent, core staff salaries, core administration etc. has been provided through public funding received under three year contracts with the Government agency Pobal (formerly ADM). The second such three-year contract (average annual value €280,000) concluded on 31st December 2006, but an extension contract to 31st December 2007 was agreed. Until a new contract is agreed later in 2007 for the period from 2008, the future of this source of income, though fairly certain, cannot be guaranteed. However, core costs during 2007-2008 are also being met by a contract with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment under the terms of the ESF-funded Equal Programme. This assures an annual income over these years of approx. €500,000. Thus, while there is some minor degree of uncertainty regarding the future of public funding through Pobal, the two year period from 2006 is secured by income under the Equal Programme. Throughout this period (to 2008) the premises of the company are secured by lease and by extension options on the lease to the end of the contracting period.
RESULTS
The trading results for the year and the company's financial position at the end of the year are shown in the attached financial statements.
No profits arose in the year.
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DUBLIN EMPLOYMENT PACT LIMITED COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
THE DIRECTORS' REPORT (continued)
YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2006
IMPORTANT EVENTS SINCE THE YEAR END
There have been no significant events affecting the company since the year end.
DIRECTORS
The directors and secretary who served the company during the year were as follows:
Anna Lee Mary Mallon David Connolly Maria Tyrrell Frank Scott-Lennon Catherine Durkin Frank Walsh Oisin Geoghegan Anne Carter Liam McGlynn Mary Frehill Cian Connaughton Bernie Donnelly John Kiely Patricia Potter Colm Kinsella (Retired 28th March 2006) Philip O'Connor (Retired 24th April 2006)
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES
The directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable Irish law and Generally Accepted Accounting Practice in Ireland including the accounting standards issued by the Accounting Standards Board and published by The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.
Irish company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the surplus or deficiency of the company for that year. In preparing those financial statements, the directors are required to:
select suitable accounting policies, as described on page 10, and then apply them consistently;
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.
The directors confirm that they have complied with the above requirements in preparing the financial statements.
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THE DIRECTORS' REPORT (continued)
YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2006
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES (continued)
The directors are responsible for keeping proper books of account that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting standards generally accepted in Ireland and comply with the Companies Acts, 1963 to 2006. The directors are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
BOOKS OF ACCOUNT
The directors are responsible for ensuring that proper books and accounting records, as outlined in Section 202 of the Companies Act 1990, are kept by the company. To achieve this, the directors have appointed a professionally qualified financial controller who reports to the board and ensures that the requirements of Section 202 of the Companies Act, 1990 are complied with.
These books and accounting records are maintained at the company's offices, which is located at 7 North Great Georges Street, Dublin 1.
AUDITORS
The auditors, Grant Thornton, will continue in office in accordance with section 160(2) of the Companies Act 1963.
Signed on behalf of the directors
Anna Lee Mary Mallon Director Director
Approved by the directors on 20th April 2007
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF DUBLIN EMPLOYMENT PACT LIMITED
YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2006
We have audited the financial statements of Dublin Employment Pact Limited for the year ended 31st December 2006 on pages 7 to 14 which have been prepared under the accounting policies set out on page 10.
This report is made solely to the company's members, as a body, in accordance with Section 193 of the Companies Act, 1990. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTORS AND AUDITORS
As described in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities on pages 3 and 4, the company's directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and Irish accounting standards.
Our responsibility is to audit the financial statements in accordance with relevant legal and regulatory requirements and International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland).
We report to you our opinion as to whether the financial statements give a true and fair view and are properly prepared in accordance with the Companies Acts. We also report to you whether in our opinion: proper books of account have been kept by the company; whether, at the balance sheet date, there exists a financial situation requiring the convening of an extraordinary general meeting of the company; and whether the information given in the directors' report is consistent with the financial statements. In addition, we state whether we have obtained all the information and explanations necessary for the purposes of our audit and whether the company's balance sheet and its profit and loss account are in agreement with the books of account.
We report to the members if, in our opinion, any information specified by law regarding directors' remuneration and directors' transactions is not given and, where practicable, include such information in our report.
We read the Directors' Report and consider the implications for our report if we become aware of any apparent misstatement within it.
BASIS OF AUDIT OPINION
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland) issued by the Auditing Practices Board. An audit includes examination, on a test basis, of evidence relevant to the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. It also includes an assessment of the significant estimates and judgements made by the directors in the preparation of the financial statements, and of whether the accounting policies are appropriate to the company's circumstances, consistently applied and adequately disclosed.
We planned and performed our audit so as to obtain all the information and explanations which we considered necessary in order to provide us with sufficient evidence to give reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free from material misstatement, whether caused by fraud or other irregularity or error. In forming our opinion we also evaluated the overall adequacy of the presentation of information in the financial statements.
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DUBLIN EMPLOYMENT PACT LIMITED COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF DUBLIN EMPLOYMENT PACT LIMITED (continued)
YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2006
OPINION
In our opinion the financial statements give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31st December 2006 and of its results for the year then ended and have been properly prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Acts, 1963 to 2006.
We have obtained all the information and explanations we consider necessary for the purposes of our audit. In our opinion, proper books of account have been kept by the company. The financial statements are in agreement with the books of account.
In our opinion the information given in the Directors' Report on pages 2 to 4 is consistent with the financial statements.
GRANT THORNTON 24 - 26 City Quay Chartered Accountants Dublin 2 & Registered Auditors
20th April 2007
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DUBLIN EMPLOYMENT PACT LIMITED COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2006
2006 2005 Note $€
GROSS SURPLUS 932,063 891,088 Administrative expenses Expenditure (932,063) (872,777)
SURPLUS ON ORDINARY ACTIVITIES BEFORE TAXATION - 18,311
Tax on surplus on ordinary activities 6 - -
SURPLUS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR - 18,311
Balance brought forward - (18,311) Balance carried forward - -
All of the activities of the company are classed as continuing.
The company has no recognised gains or losses other than the results for the year as set out above.
These financial statements were approved by the directors on the 20th April 2007 and are signed on their behalf by:
Anna Lee Mary Mallon Director
The notes on pages 10 to 14 form part of these financial statements.
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DUBLIN EMPLOYMENT PACT LIMITED COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
BALANCE SHEET
31st DECEMBER 2006
2006 2005 Note $€ $€
FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets 7 6,410 896
CURRENT ASSETS Debtors 8 29,793 3,368 Cash at bank and in hand 199,815 256,361 229,608 259,729 CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year 9 (236,018) (260,625) NET CURRENT LIABILITIES (6,410) (896) TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES - - RESERVES 12 MEMBERS' FUNDS - -
These financial statements were approved by the directors on the 20th April 2007 and are signed on their behalf by:
Anna Lee Mary Mallon Director
The notes on pages 10 to 14 form part of these financial statements.
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DUBLIN EMPLOYMENT PACT LIMITED COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
CASH FLOW STATEMENT
YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2006
2006 2005 Note $€ $€
NET CASH (OUTFLOW)/INFLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 13 (48,689) 191,180
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE Payments to acquire tangible fixed assets (7,850) (587) NET CASH OUTFLOW FROM CAPITAL EXPENDITURE (7,850) (587)
(DECREASE)/INCREASE IN CASH 14 (56,539) 190,593
The notes on pages 10 to 14 form part of these financial statements.
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DUBLIN EMPLOYMENT PACT LIMITED COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2006
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of accounting The financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles under the historical cost convention and comply with financial reporting standards of the Accounting Standards Board, as promulgated by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland, and Irish statute comprising the Companies Acts, 1963 to 2006.
Depreciation Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost of an asset, less its estimated residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:
Fixtures & Fittings - 25% straight line Project Assets - 25% straight line
Operating lease agreements Rentals applicable to operating leases where substantially all of the benefits and risks of ownership remain with the lessor are charged against income on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.
Funds received Funds received are recognised on an expended basis.
2. FUNDS RECEIVED
2006 2005 $ € Pobal 241,825 248,370 EU-Equal At Work Project 545,223 211,962 Migrant Project 5,866 11,090 I.S.F. Project 53,721 239,786 Match funding - Complementary 85,428 121,824 EU-Equal 1Project - 58,056
932,063 891,088
3. OPERATING SURPLUS
Operating surplus is stated after charging/(crediting):
2006 2005 $ € Depreciation of owned fixed assets 2,336 13,839 Auditors' fees 10,750 12,100 Hire of equipment 1,969 2,286 Operating lease costs: Other 27,948 27,948
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DUBLIN EMPLOYMENT PACT LIMITED COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2006
4. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
The average number of staff employed by the company during the financial year amounted to:
2006 2005 No No
Average number of staff 4 4
The aggregate payroll costs of the above were:
2006 2005 $ € Wages and salaries 166,976 182,884 Social welfare costs 17,434 19,615 Other pension costs Staff pension contributions 7,177 8,711 191,587 211,210
5. DIRECTORS' EMOLUMENTS
The directors' aggregate emoluments in respect of qualifying services were:
2006 2005 $ € Aggregate emoluments 21,901 60,850
6. TAXATION ON ORDINARY ACTIVITIES
The company has charitable status and as such is not liable to corporation tax. Its reference number is CHY 14496.
7. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Brought Carried forward forward 1 Jan 06 Additions 31 Dec 06 $ € $COST Equipment, fixtures and fittings 50,065 7,850 57,915 Project assets 2,385 - 2,385 52,450 7,850 60,300
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2006
7. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS (continued)
Brought Carried forward forward 1 Jan 06 Charges 31 Dec 06 $ € $DEPRECIATION Equipment, fixtures and fittings 49,169 2,336 51,505 Project assets 2,385 - 2,385 51,554 2,336 53,890
Brought Carried forward forward 1 Jan 06 31 Dec 06 $ € NET BOOK VALUE Equipment, fixtures and fittings 896 6,410 Project assets - - 896 6,410
8. DEBTORS
2006 2005 $ € Other debtors 5,239 2,539 Prepayments and accrued income 24,554 829 29,793 3,368
The debtors above include the following amounts falling due after more than one year:
2006 2005 $ € Other debtors - 2,539
9. CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year
2006 2005 $ € Bank loans and overdrafts 523 530 Accruals and deferred income 235,495 260,095 236,018 260,625
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2006
10. COMMITMENTS UNDER OPERATING LEASES
At 31st December 2006 the company had annual commitments under non-cancellable operating leases as set out below.
Land & Buildings 2006 2005 $ € Operating leases which expire: Within 1 year 9,500 - Within 2 to 5 years - 37,950 9,500 37,950
11. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
No transactions with related parties were undertaken such as are required to be disclosed under Financial Reporting Standard No. 8.
12. COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
The company is a company with no share capital and is limited by guarantee.
13. RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING SURPLUS TO NET CASH (OUTFLOW)/INFLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
2006 2005 $ € Operating surplus - 18,311 Depreciation 2,336 13,839 Increase in debtors (26,425) (236) (Decrease)/increase in creditors (24,600) 159,266 Net cash (outflow)/inflow from operating activities (48,689) 191,180
14. RECONCILIATION OF NET CASH FLOW TO MOVEMENT IN NET FUNDS
2006 2005 $ € (Decrease)/Increase in cash in the period (56,539) 190,593 Movement in net funds in the period (56,539) 190,593 Net funds at 1 January 2006 255,831 65,238 Net funds at 31 December 2006 199,292 255,831
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DUBLIN EMPLOYMENT PACT LIMITED COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2006
15. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS
At At 1 Jan 2006 Cash flows 31 Dec 2006 $ € $Net cash: Cash in hand and at bank 256,361 (56,546) 199,815 Overdrafts (530) 7 (523) Net funds 255,831 (56,539) 199,292
16. CONTROLLING PARTY
The company's controlling party is its board of directors.
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DUBLIN EMPLOYMENT PACT LIMITED COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION
YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2006
The following pages do not form part of the statutory financial statements which are the subject of the independent auditors' report on pages 5 to 6.
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DUBLIN EMPLOYMENT PACT LIMITED COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
SUMMARY OF RESULTS
YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2006
2006 2005 $ €
Net Deficit - Pobal - (12,402) Net Deficit - Matching funds - (4,961) Net Surplus - Equal - 35,674 - 18,311
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DUBLIN EMPLOYMENT PACT LIMITED - POBAL COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
DETAILED INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2006
2006 2005 $€ $€
TURNOVER FUNDS RECEIVABLE 241,825 248,370
OVERHEADS Wages and salaries (74,368) (182,884) Employers PRSI - (19,615) Staff pension contributions (7,177) (8,711) Rent (17,248) (27,948) Rates and water (2,544) (2,409) Measure 6A - Services for the unemployed expenditure (7,707) - Insurance (441) (2,895) Measure 6C - Community Based Youth Initatives expenditure (7,707) - Travel and subsistence 685 (4,166) Telephone and fax (6,310) (6,708) Board expenses (633) (838) Publications and subscriptions (1,418) (2,517) Advertising and publicity (484) - Office expenses (2,676) (4,267) Hire of equipment (1,969) (2,286) Printing and stationery (2,884) (363) Postage and courier (1,013) (2,266) Computer maintenance costs (5,469) (4,529) Staff training (3,976) (2,105) Sundry expenses (10,956) 2,868 DEP/DRA Agenda (5,081) - Canteen and cleaning (1,095) (3,768) Networks social inclusion (9,946) - Workplace Learning (24,962) (101,093) Intergrated Neighbourhood Development Plans - (5,705) Strategy and networks - (7,237) Dissemination tools (7,646) (7,260) EQUAL Programme (15,889) (14,091) ESF application process - (191) Social Finance Steering Group - (280) Legal and professional fees - (108) Auditors remuneration (6,968) (12,100) Depreciation of office equipment and furniture (2,336) - Supporting voluntary activity (3,120) - Publicly subsidised employment (Metronet) (1,047) - Guidance for ex-prisoners (9,272) - Bank charges (168) (320) Recharge of expenses paid on projects behalf - 163,020 (241,825) (260,772) DEFICIT ON ORDINARY ACTIVITIES - (12,402)
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DUBLIN EMPLOYMENT PACT LIMITED - EQUAL AT WORK DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP (IE-38) COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
DETAILED INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2006
2006 2005 $€ $€
TURNOVER FUNDS RECEIVABLE 545,223 211,962
OVERHEADS Refund - NWCI - 2,396 Trainers - (1,750) Participant costs (297,957) - Administrative expenses (240,425) (119,989) Operating overheads (42,325) (31,639) Transnational costs (73,670) (29,907) Other costs (212,306) (7,581) Dissemination/mainstreaming costs (137,527) (23,492) Matching fund 458,987 - (545,223) (211,962) SURPLUS ON ORDINARY ACTIVITIES - -
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DUBLIN EMPLOYMENT PACT LIMITED - MIGRANT PROJECT COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
DETAILED INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2006
2006 2005 $€ $€
TURNOVER FUNDS RECEIVABLE 5,866 11,090
OVERHEADS Travel and subsistence - 50 Consultancy fees - (11,132) Immigrants works initiative (5,866) - Bank charges - (8) (5,866) (11,090) SURPLUS ON ORDINARY ACTIVITIES - -
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DUBLIN EMPLOYMENT PACT LIMITED - ISF PROJECT COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
DETAILED INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2006
2006 2005 $€ $€
TURNOVER FUNDS RECEIVABLE 53,721 239,786
OVERHEADS IT centres - (150,803) Job centres - (54,361) DEP - (10,141) Tallaght partnership - (24,473) Auditors remuneration (563) - ICT area action plans (53,158) - Bank charges - (8) (53,721) (239,786) SURPLUS ON ORDINARY ACTIVITIES - -
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DUBLIN EMPLOYMENT PACT LIMITED - MATCHING FUNDS COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
DETAILED INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2006
2006 2005 $€ $€
TURNOVER FUNDS RECEIVABLE 85,428 121,824
OVERHEADS Publications and subscriptions - (4,605) Consultancy fees (14,974) (2,250) Canteen and cleaning - 889 Schools & part time project (60,000) - Depreciation of fixtures and fittings - (13,839) Other costs (10,454) - Bank charges - (80) Recharge of expenses paid on projects behalf - (106,900) (85,428) (126,785) DEFICIT ON ORDINARY ACTIVITIES - (4,961)
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DUBLIN EMPLOYMENT PACT LIMITED - EQUAL 1 COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
DETAILED INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2006
2006 2005 $€ $€
TURNOVER FUNDS RECEIVABLE - 58,056
OVERHEADS Consultancy fees - (21,341) Sundry expenses - (160) Bank charges - (881) - (22,382) SURPLUS ON ORDINARY ACTIVITIES - 35,674
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APPENDIX 3: Members of DEP Policy & Project Steering Groups
PROJECT STEERING GROUP: LOCAL STRATEGIES FOR THE INTEGRATION OF MIGRANT WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES Philip O’Connor (Chair) Dublin Employment Pact Nuala Kelly Pobal Siobhan O’Donoghue Migrants Rights Centre of Ireland Aiden Lloyd Pobal Peter Nolan Dublin Inner City Partnership Sally Daly Ballyhoura Development Group Clement Essebemem Tallaght Partnership
COMMUNITY ICT PROJECT STEERING GROUP Philip O’Connor (Chair) Dublin Employment Pact George Ryan FIT Ltd. Gordan Muego Ballymun Job Centre Jackie Johnson Tallaght Partnership Marjo Moonan Tallaght Partnership Philip Hickey Ballyfermot Community IT Centre Helen Mahon FIT Ltd.
EAPN EMPLOYMENT POLICY GROUP Philip O’Connor (Chair) Dublin Employment Pact Brid O’Brien Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed (INOU) Orla O’Connor National Women’s Council of Ireland Robin Hannon European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) Paul Ginnell European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) Kathleen McCann ICTU Congress Centres Network Candy Murphy One Family Camille Loftus OPEN Edel McGinley Migrant Rights Centre OF Ireland
PROJECT STEERING GROUP: ESSENTIAL WORK BY MIGRANT WORKERS IN DUBLIN
Siobhan O’ Donoghue (Chair) Migrants Rights Centre of Ireland Helen Lowry Migrants Rights Centre of Ireland Cormac O’Donnell Dublin City Development Board Fiona McGaughney NCCRI Philip O’Connor Dublin Employment Pact
EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT POLICY WORKING GROUP
Catherine Durkin (Chair) Education Coordinator, Blanchardstown Partnership Mary Folan Dublin Employment Pact Brian Fleming Principal, Collinstown Park Community College Fran Fitzgibbon Community Department, FÁS Martin McLoughlin Department of Education and Science Diarmuid O’Brien Assistant Principle, Senior College Ballyfermot 39 DEP Annual Report 2006
Michael Doyle Education Welfare Board Bernadette Reilly Youthreach Pat Coughlan City of Dublin VEC Margaret Maher Education Coordinator, Clondalkin Partnership Fergus Carpenter St. Vincents Trust Joanne Richards DCU Access Officer
LEARNING AT WORK PROJECT STEERING GROUP
Philip O’Connor (Chair) Dublin Employment Pact Catherine Durkin Education Coordinator, Blanchardstown Partnership Mary Folan Dublin Employment Pact Margaret Maher Education Coordinator, Clondalkin Partnership Martin McLoughlin Department of Education and Science Fran Fitzgibbon FAS Community Services Department Sandra Dunne Blanchardstown Project Coordinator Grace Wills Clondalkin Project Coordinator Dierdre Giblin National College of Ireland
PRISONER EDUCATION PROJECT STEERING GROUP
Catherine Durkin (Chair) Education Coordinator, Blanchardstown Partnership Mary Folan Dublin Employment Pact Valerie Bonnie The Linkage Programme, Business in the Community Margaret Joyce City of Dublin VEC Prisoners Education Coordinator Jim Wallington The Educational Trust Anne Coffey Presentation Centre Séamus Hanrahan National Prison Service Pat Doyle Manager, BOND Project Philip O’Connor Dublin Employment Pact
EQUAL AT WORK PROJECT MANAGING COMMITTEE
David Connolly (Chair) Dublin Inner City Partnership Barbara Keogh ICTU Bridget McGuane HSE Human Resource Department Cyril Gibbons National Learning Network David Goggin Meteor Mobile Communications plc Grainne Healy Equal at Work John Conway Local Government Management Services Board Laura Leonard South Dublin County Council Martin Dodd FÁS Services to Business Mona Baker National University Children’s Hospital (Temple St.) Noel Dowling SIPTU Orla O’Connor National Women’s Council of Ireland Philip O’Connor Dublin Employment Pact
EQUAL AT WORK Equality Audits Review Steering Group
Philip O’Connor (Chair) Dublin Employment Pact
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Bridget McGuane HSE Human Resource Department Frank Brennan CIPD Aoife O’Riordan HSE Employers’ Agency Finbar McDonnell Equal at Work Project Evaluator Grainne Healy Equal at Work Brid O’Brien INOU
EQUAL AT WORK Community Sector Cluster
Grainne Healy (Chair) Equal at Work Jean Somers Dublin Employment Pact (Cluster Coordinator) Dessie Robinson IMPACT Edward Power Employers Resource Bureau Cyril Gibbon National Learning Network David Connolly Dublin Inner City Partnership Paul Crinion KWCD Partnership Jill Colquhoun Ballymun Job Centre John Stewart INOU Nuala Nic Giobuin Dublin City Childcare Committee Orla O’Connor National Women’s Council of Ireland Philip O’Connor Dublin Employment Pact Frank Brennan CIPD Gerry Flanagan SIPTU
EQUAL AT WORK Private Sector Cluster
David Goggin (Chair) Meteor Mobile Communications plc Elaine McGuaran Irish Life and Permanent plc Frank Brennan CIPD (Cluster Coordinator) Andrea Trappe EBS Building Society Grace O’Malley National College Ireland Jackie Caswell Jury’s Custom House Inn Jean-Pierre Eyanga Integrating Ireland John McEntee Ballymun Partnership Louise Doyle Eircom plc Martin Dodd FÁS Services to Business Edwina O’Brien Meteor Mobile plc Barbara Brennan Blanchardstown LES Niamh Byrne Gandon Enterprises
EQUAL AT WORK Health Sector Cluster
Bridget McGuane (Chair) HSE Human Resource Department Aoife O’Riordan HSE Employers’ Agency Bridie Horan AMNC Hospital (Tallaght) Eoin O’Herlihy National Disability Authority Fergus Ashe National University Children’s Hospital (Temple St.) Frank Cameron EVE Enterprises Ltd. Geraldine Tooher St. James’ Hospital Gerry Mulholland Stewart’s Hospital Gillian Ledwidge Stewart’s Hospital 41 DEP Annual Report 2006
Margaret Jordan AMNC Hospital (Tallaght) Michelle Guerin HSE Dublin North Mona Baker National University Children’s Hospital (Temple St.) Rosemary Orr JamesConnolly Memorial Hospital
EQUAL AT WORK Local Authority Sector Cluster
John Conway (Chair) Local Government Management Services Board Billy Coman South Dublin County Council Karl Wren Inclusive Employment Laura Leonard South Dublin County Council Liz McHenry Dublin City Council Maura Twomey Dublin City Council Mary MacSweeney Dublin City Council Tony Nolan Tallaght LES Brid O’Brien Pavee Point
EQUAL AT WORK Community Sector Employers’ Forum Steering Group
Grainne Healy (Chair) Equal at Work Brian Carty PLANET Bridget O’Sullivan National Women’s Council of Ireland Michael Creedon Ballymun Job Centre Cyril Gibbon National Learning Network Frank Brennan CIPD Jean Somers Dublin Employment Pact John Stewart INOU Paul Crinion KWCD Partnership Noreen Byrne Doras Buí
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APPENDIX 4: DEP Publications 2001-06
Most titles are available to be downloaded from DEP website www.dublinpact.ie
Social and Economic Policy:
Exploration of local strategies for integration of migrant workers and families (Pobal/DEP/MRCI) (2006) E. Murray, R. Commiskey: Evaluation of the DEP Dublin Community ICT Initiative (2006) Agenda for Dublin (Dublin Regional Authority and Dublin Employment Pact) (2004) T. Haase, J. Pratschke: Digital Divide – Uptake of ICT in the Dublin Region in partnership with the DRA and the Dublin City and County Development Boards) (2003) ‘Dublin in the Knowledge Age:Think-In at the Department of the Taoiseach, 21 June 2002’ (2002) E. Morgenroth (ESRI): The Economic, Employment and Social Profile of the Greater Dublin Region (Prepared for DEP in partnership with the Dublin and Mid-East Regional Authorities) (2001) ‘Doubling Dublin: The challenges for a city economy in a globalised world’ (seminar papers) (2001) B. Feeney, D. Walsh (Goodbody), Social Investment for Disadvantaged Areas of Dublin (2000)
Labour Market Policy:
Equal at Work – A Dublin Employment Pact Initiative (2006). F. McDonnell (Hibernian Consulting), New HR Strategies to Promote Equality in Organisations – An Evaluation of the Dublin Employment Pact Equal at Work Project (2004) J. Finnegan, Creating a culture of progression within the workplace (2004) Finbar MacDonnell, Hibernian Consultants, New HR Strategies to Promote Equality in Organisations: An Evaluation of the Dublin Employment Pact Equal at Work Project (2004) Ballymun Job Centre, HR Policy and Practice in the Community and Voluntary Sector (2004) T. Ronayne, M. Creedon: Networking for Local Employment: How State and Community Agencies should work together to deliver effective Labour Market Programmes – the lessons of Ballymun (2003) E. Collins: Integrated Responses to Labour Market Disadvantage in Finglas and Cabra (2003) Dublin City Council (in association with Local Appointments Commission), Entry-Level General Operative Posts in Local Authorities: A Jobs Analysis (2003) South Dublin County Council and Dublin City Council (in association with the Local Appointments Commission), Entry-Level Clerical Officer Posts in Local Authorities: A Jobs Analysis (2003) John Finnegan, Evaluation of Medical Secretary Training through Equal at Work (2003) Strengthening Your Business – A Staff Training Module on Equality and Diversity in the Workplace (modules for private, public and community and voluntary sectors) (2003) Circles of Opportunity: Projects Supported through the DEP Innovation Programme 1999-2001(2002) D. Hannigan, K. O’Connor: Developing an Interactive Benefit Calculation System (2002) ‘Local Action needs Local Intelligence: Submission to the CSO’ (2001) E. Fitzgerald, B. Ingoldsby ( Department of Social Policy, UCD), Solving Long-term Unemployment in Dublin – The Lessons from Policy Innovation (2000)
Local Enterprise and the Social Economy:
In The Common Interest – The Case for Social Finance in Ireland; Published by Dublin Employment Pact, Westmeath Pact, Clann Credo, ADM Ltd. (2004) TSA Consultancy: Social Finance in Ireland – What it is and Where it’s going, with Recomm- endations for its Future Development (DEP in partnership with Clann Credo, WEP and ADM) (2003) R. Immink: Community Enterprise: A Business Planning Workbook for the Social Economy (2002) F. Donaghan (Fitzpatrick Associates): Study of the Social Economy in Dublin (2001) The Potential of the Social Economy for Dublin (seminar report, 2000)
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Education and Employment:
F. McDonnell: Challenges of Workplace Learning: Evaluation of Learning at Work (2006) A Guide to Educational Services for ex-Prisoners in Dublin (not the final title). An initiative of the DEP Education Committee (to appear early 2007) F. Joyce, O. Delaney, Dr O. Duggan (Mazars): Learning @ Work – Evaluation of the Pilot Programme Linking Education and the Workplace (Joint initiative of the Dublin Employment Pact, FÁS and the Department of Education and Science, on educational progression in the workplace) (2004) T. Fleming, A. Gallagher (NUI Maynooth): Power, Privilege and Points: The Choices and Challenges of Third Level Access in Dublin (2003) Preventing Early School Leaving in Dublin (seminar report, 2001) T. Fleming, M. Murphy (NUI, Maynooth), Squaring the Circle: An analysis of programmes in Dublin schools to prevent early school-leaving, with recommendations for best practice (2000) M. Morgan (St. Patrick’s College), School and Part-time Work in Dublin – The Facts. Study, Analysis and Recommendations (2000)
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APPENDIX 5: Maps
Map 1: Population Change in Dublin 1996-2002
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Map 2: Affluence and deprivation in Dublin 2002
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Map 3: Labour force participation rate, Dublin, 2002
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Map 4: Early school leaving rates, Dublin, 2002
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