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Local Development Strategy for the County Roscommon Sub-Regional Area April 2016 Local Development Strategy for the County Roscommon Sub-Regional Area April 2016 Local Action Group Roscommon Local Community Development Committee Implementation Partner Roscommon LEADER Partnership Financial Partner Roscommon County Council 1 Table of Contents SECTION 1: THE LOCAL ACTION GROUP (LAG) .................................................................................................. 3 1.1 ORGANISATION DETAILS ....................................................................................................................... 3 1.2 PRIMARY CONTACT FOR LEADER ........................................................................................................... 3 1.3 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LAG .................................................................................................................. 4 1.4 LAG COMPOSITION & DECISION MAKING ............................................................................................. 5 1.5 MEMBERSHIP AND SELECTION OF NEW LAG MEMBERS ....................................................................... 8 1.6 DESCRIPTION OF DECISION MAKING STRUCTURES AND PROCEDURES ............................................... 10 1.7 LAG ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES .......................................................................................................... 10 1.8 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT .................................................................................................................. 11 1.9 LEADER STAFFING ................................................................................................................................ 12 1.10 PROJECT SELECTION PROCEDURES FOR LEADER ................................................................................. 13 1.11 RELEVANT EXPERIENCE ....................................................................................................................... 16 SECTION 2: AREA PROFILE .............................................................................................................................. 19 2.1 AREA SELECTION ................................................................................................................................. 19 2.2 SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE ................................................................................................................. 20 2.3 KEY SERVICES AND PROGRAMMES ...................................................................................................... 37 2.4 AREA NEEDS ANALYSIS - KEY POINTS ................................................................................................... 41 SECTION 3: PARTICIPATIVE PLANNING ........................................................................................................... 42 3.1 PUBLIC CONSULTATION....................................................................................................................... 42 3.2 SWOT ................................................................................................................................................... 47 3.3 AGREED LDS PRIORITIES ...................................................................................................................... 47 SECTION 4: LDS ACTION PLAN ........................................................................................................................ 51 4.1 VISION ................................................................................................................................................. 51 4.2 STRATEGIC APPROACH ........................................................................................................................ 51 4.3 AIMS OF THE PROGRAMME................................................................................................................. 51 4.4 PROPOSED ACTIONS ............................................................................................................................ 52 SECTION 5: STRATEGIC INTEGRATION ............................................................................................................ 80 5.1 CROSS CUTTING OBJECTIVES ............................................................................................................... 80 5.2 POLICY CONTEXT ................................................................................................................................. 81 SECTION 6: NETWORKING & CO-OPERATION ................................................................................................. 86 6.1 NETWORKING ...................................................................................................................................... 86 SECTION 7: MONITORING, REVIEW AND EVALUATION .................................................................................. 90 7.1 OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................................. 90 7.2 MONITORING .......................................................................................................................................... 91 7.3 REVIEW .................................................................................................................................................. 93 7.4 EVALUATION ........................................................................................................................................... 93 SECTION 8: FINANCIAL PLAN .......................................................................................................................... 98 Appendices 2 SECTION 1: THE LOCAL ACTION GROUP (LAG) As part of the new leadership role assigned to local authorities in ‘Putting People First – Action Programme for Effective Local Government’, Roscommon County Council has primary responsibility for leading economic, social and community development in the county. A key purpose of local government is also to promote the well-being and quality of life of the public and communities. Accordingly, the Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) was established in April 2014 to develop, co-ordinate and implement a coherent and integrated approach to local and community development. This committee is overseeing the preparation of a 6-year Local Economic and Community Plan (LECP) for Co. Roscommon and will coordinate, manage and oversee the implementation of relevant local and community development programmes. The agreed Local Action Group (LAG) for the delivery of the LEADER Programme 2014– 2020 in Co. Roscommon is Roscommon Local Development Committee (LCDC), with Roscommon LEADER Partnership designated by Roscommon LCDC as the Implementing Partner. To this end, a Statement of Roles and Responsibilities (Broad Areas of Agreement) between the LAG and Roscommon LEADER Partnership is in place (see Appendix 1). This will be developed into a Service Level Agreement for the implementation of the LEADER Programme 2014-2020 in the county, subject to the approval by the DECLG of this Local Development Strategy. The composition of the LAG and operational structures, in particular for the delivery of LEADER, are presented in this section, detailing the management, financial and organisational capacity to effectively manage and implement the Local Development Strategy. 1.1 ORGANISATION DETAILS Organisation Details Legal Name of LAG Roscommon Local Community Development Committee Business Name Roscommon LCDC Postal Address Roscommon County Council, Courthouse, Roscommon, Co. Roscommon Telephone No. 090 663 2500 / 087 650 2917 Email Address [email protected] Website www.roscommoncoco.ie 1.2 PRIMARY CONTACT FOR LEADER Primary Contact for LEADER Contact Person Pat Murtagh Position Chief Officer, Roscommon LCDC Postal Address Roscommon County Council, Courthouse, Roscommon, Co. Roscommon Telephone No. 090 663 2500 / 087 650 2917 Email Address [email protected] 3 1.3 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LAG Legal Description of LAG Date established April 2014 CRO No. Not registered with CRO TCC Expiry Date Not Applicable Legal Structure The County Roscommon Local Community Development Committee was established pursuant to Section 36 (1) of the Local Government Reform Act 2014 and in line with Statutory Instrument No. 234 of 2014 for the purpose of developing, co-ordinating and implementing a coherent and integrated approach to local and community development. The Roscommon LCDC Standing Orders relates to Roscommon Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) and has been prepared with regard for the following; Local Government Act 2001 – section 128E(4) Local Government Reform act 2014 – Part 6 Local Community Development Committee (Section 128E) Regs 2014 Local Community Development Committee (Section 128E (Amendment) (No. 1) Regulations 2014 Guidelines for the establishment and operation of Local Community Development Committees (10th July 2014) These Standing Orders set out the Committees policy and practice on those issues which it has power to determine. Should there be any doubt in interpretation of the Standing Orders, the Instruments and Articles of government will take precedence as the legal document. Operational The work of Roscommon LCDC is guided by the following general principles: Ethos: A developmental ‘bottom-up’ approach is a key feature of local and community development – meaningful community participation in identifying priorities and solutions, shaping local initiatives and a vision for those communities is important and, therefore,
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