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Roscommon Integrated Development Company Local & Community Development Programme Strategic Plan 2011 – 2013 [2011-2013] 1 Table of Contents Page Section One Ethos of the organisation 5 1.1 Vision statement 5 1.1 Mission statement 5 1.1 Values statement 5 1.2.Practical information about the organisation 5-6 Section Two Analysis of Composite Area Profile 7-69 2.1. Introduction 7 2.2 Socio-Ecomonic Profile 8 Labour Force Composition 9-11 Social Class Profile 12 Economic Dependency Role 12-14 Labour Force Participation 15 Key Conclusions Socio Economic Profile 16 2.3 Demographic Profile 17-48 Key Conclusions Demographic Profile 49-50 2.4 Statutory & Community Sector Service Provision Profile 51 (i) Statutory Services 51-53 (ii) Statutory Programme - Social Inclusion 54-55 (iii) Community & Voluntary responses 56 (iv) Community Development Infrastructure / Activity 56-64 (v) Key Planning & Policy Structures / Co-ordinating Structures 65-67 2.5 Area Profile Conclusions 68-69 Section Three The Process of Preparing the Plan 70-77 3.1 Internal Review 70 3.2 External Review 70-76 3.3 Summary of the Key themes emerged from Consultations 76 under each Programme Goal 3.4 Internal Process for finalising the Strategic Plan 77 2 Page Section Four 4 Setting Local Objectives 78-106 Goal 1 78-82 Goal 2 83-92 Goal 3 93-101 Goal 4 102-106 Section Five 5.1 Governance Information about the Organisation 107 5.1.2 Roscommon Integrated Development Company corporate governance structure 107-108 5.1.3 Roscommon Integrated Development Company adherence to full transparency 108-109 5.1.4 Informed participation in decision making 109-110 5.1.5 Advisory Councils – planning groups 110 5.1.6 Roscommon Integrated Development Company Board Sub Structures 110 5.1.7 Monitoring, Evaluation & Review 110-111 5.1.8 Plans for reviewing & strengthening procedures over a lifetime of the plan 111 5.1.9 Ongoing mechanisms to ensure consultation and feedback receipt from the local communities & the beneficiary group of the programme. 111-112 5.2 Organisation Development 112 Section Six Strategic Linkages with other Programme / Agencies 113 6.1 National Networking & Co-operation 113-114 6.2 Co-operation & Co-ordination 114-116 6.3 Strategic alignment with other social inclusion work 116-120 6.4 Strategic Alignment with National Policy Priorities 121 Section Seven Appendix 1: Details of parent / related companies 122 Appendix 2: List of registered directors 122 3 Page Appendix 3: List of Staff/ Role/ Source of Funding 123-124 Appendix 4: List of names, roles & location of LCDP staff 124 Appendix 5: Membership details of each substructure identified, list of the organisations that members represent and frequency of meetings. 125-126 Appendix 6: List of members of Advisory Councils and Community Fora 127 Appendix 7: Information on outreach offices 127 Appendix 8: Full Profile of Board Members 128-134 Appendix 9: Rotation of directors 135 Appendix 10: Annual Finance Policy & Procedures 136-148 Appendix 11: Skills & Knowledge base of RIDC LCDP funded staff 149-164 Supporting appendices enclosed in separate bound documents. Appendix 1: Stakeholders Consultation Appendix 2: Roscommon Friendly Call Service & Roscommon Rural Men’s Project Consultation Appendix 3: Mapping of Services Appendix 4: Mental Health Surveys Appendix 5: Public Consultations – Ballaghaderreen, Boyle, Castlerea & Roscommon Appendix 6: Follow up Survey to Start Your Own Business Events Appendix 7: Other Relevant Information Appendix 8: Endorsement Letters 4 1 Ethos 1.1 Vision Statement Roscommon as an inclusive County in which all individuals can participate fully in economic, social and cultural life. Mission Statement Roscommon Integrated Development Company (RIDC) will utilise Community Development principles to enable socially excluded people to work together in developing a fairer and more equal society in Co. Roscommon. The role of RIDC in reducing marginalisation within the most disadvantaged communities will range from initiating a response to social exclusion, working in the role of lead agency in both a strategic and operational capacity and working in role of participant and active contributor to partnership processes initiated and led by other stakeholders. Values Statement Roscommon Integrated Development Company is committed to a clear focus on reducing marginalisation within the most disadvantaged Communities through the promotion of active partnership between state and Community and an integrated approach to Local Development. 1.2 Organisation Details Trading Name Roscommon Integrated Development Company Ltd Address Castle Street, Roscommon Town, County Roscommon Tel 0906 630252 Fax 0906 627478 Email [email protected] Website www.ridc.ie Registered Address As Above Company Registration No: 9696898T Parent Companies N/A Roscommon Integrated Development Company covers County Roscommon with the exception of a small area, Monksland, Athlone, which is covered by the Westmeath Community Development Ltd. It was incorporated in April 2008 and realized the cohesion of the three companies: Roscommon Partnership, Arigna LEADER and Mid-South Roscommon Rural Development companies. Roscommon Integrated Development Company (RIDC) is currently implementing the LEADER NRDP PROGRAMME 2007 – 2013, Rural Social Scheme, Local & Community Development Programme, Warmer Homes and Rural Recreation programme. 5 The company is incorporated with Memorandum and Articles of Association, objects and board composition that conform to the requirements of the Guidelines on the Governance of Integrated Local Development Companies and Urban Based Partnerships. The objectives of the company are set out in the Memorandum and Articles. The main object of the Company is to promote, support, assist and engage in (a) Social development (b) Enterprise development to facilitate rural and urban regeneration or (c) Community development, designed to benefit and promote the welfare of local communities or to deal with causes and consequences of social and economic disadvantage or poverty. The company is charged with the following objectives:- 1. To promote social inclusion through community initiatives and through inputting as required into policy formulation at the local and national levels 2. To promote economic development and to increase employment and enterprise, including and in particular through the provision of education and training and to input as required into policy formulation at the local and national levels 3. To promote wider participation in voluntary activity and to promote the networking of community and voluntary organisations 4. To provide local community rural development and or local community urban development through community initiatives for social, economic and cultural renewal 5. To promote social inclusion, to promote economic development, to increase employment and enterprise, including and in particular the provision of education and training and promoted wider participation in voluntary activity 6. To provide support through initiatives involving the allocation of grant monies 7. To have regard to the strategic objectives as set out in the National Rural Development Programmes and or the Local & Community Development Programme and such other extending or replacing programme as may time to time be adopted by the Government of Ireland 8. To work as a non-exclusive development agency in conjunction and liaison with state agencies, structures and local authorities in seeking to achieve its objectives 9. To adopt a cohesive approach with other national and local agencies, including County Enterprise Boards and in particular County and City Development Boards, to ensure and integrated approach to service delivery at local level 10. To support the development of resource based activities including business, tourism and forestry 11. To promote equality of opportunity in the assessment of applications for aid 12. To promote, support, assist and engage in activities in support of the development of infrastructure. 1 1 See appendices for section one in section seven of this document. Appendices 1-7. 6 2 Area Profile 2.1 Introduction The target area for RIDC is the county of Roscommon in the west of Ireland but without the small of area of Monksland, Athlone that lies within the Roscommon local authority area. This boundary has been confirmed recently by Pobal. From a social inclusion perspective, Roscommon is in the middle of the overall affluence to deprivation spectrum devised by Haase and based on the 2006 Census of Population. Whilst there are no particular extremes of affluence or deprivation, there is geographical and sectoral disadvantage which the Local & Community Development Programme will address. Over-reliance on low-output agriculture, few employment opportunities combined with social isolation and poor services characterise much of the north and west of the county. Urban centres display many indicators of disadvantage especially high unemployment, poor educational retention and achievement, housing and household structure difficulties. These are referenced through ED and Small Area analysis. Rural clusters in the north and west show high levels of economic dependency rates as well as low educational attainment. A high rate of age dependency is a feature of the county as a whole, Roscommon having the highest mean age of all counties in the state. These are elaborated through socio-economic, demographic and service profiles. 7 2.2 Socio-Economic Profile The 2006 Census shows that the county has a high dependence

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