03/05/2006
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Launch of ‘South Dublin: A Place for People. A Review of the Integrated Strategy for the Economic, Social and Cultural Development of South Dublin County 2002-2012 and Key Priorities 2006-2008’ by Mayor Therese Ridge in the presence of Minister Tom Kitt T.D. and Chair of the County Development Board, Cllr. Eamonn Tuffy, on Thursday 4th May at 3.30pm in the Clarion Hotel, Liffey Valley.
‘South Dublin: A Place for People. A Review of the Integrated Strategy for the Economic, Social and Cultural Development of South Dublin County 2002-2012 and Key Priorities 2006-2008’ was produced by South Dublin County Development Board. The County Development Board is made up of members from Local Government, Local Development, State Agencies and Social Partners (see below for membership). The County Development Board reviewed its strategy in 2005 and formulated an implementation plan for the period 2006-2008.
This review of the County Strategy has enabled South Dublin County Development Board and all of its sub-structures, the member agencies and the people involved, to learn from the past and collectively agree the key priorities for the next three years. As well as identifying the priority actions for 2006-2008, the review provided an opportunity to revisit and refine the principles, approaches and structures associated with the South Dublin County Development Board process.
Some of the key achievements to date are:
- County portal website online.
- Annual Social Inclusion Awareness Week
- Ongoing development of Community Forum & Platform
- County Arts Infobase published on www.southdublin.ie
- Economic Audit of South Dublin County
- Countywide IT programme for older people developed and implemented
- Provision of technical support to community organisations in developing environmental sustainability projects
- Tallaght and Clondalkin GP Forum established and exchange of learning with Primary Care Model in South Inner City
- Establishment of Inter Agency group for the co-ordinated provision of services and supports for Travellers
- Comhairle na nÓg submission to the national Play Strategy
- ‘One People’ inter-cultural programme to reduce racism incidents on public transport
The format of the launch will be as follows:
3.30 Guests arrive at the Clarion Hotel.
Tea/Coffee
4.00 Mayor Ridge
4.05 Cllr. Tuffy, Chair CDB
4.10 Peter Byrne, Chamber of Commerce
4.15 Joe Horan/P.Smith, SDCC
4.20 Minister Tom Kitt T.D. Government Chief Whip.
4.30 Launch of New Implementation Plan by Mayor Ridge in presence of Minister Tom Kitt & CDB Chair E.Tuffy.
The members of the County Development Board are as follows:
Board Members (in December 2005)
Local Government
Cllr Eamonn Tuffy, CDB Chair, Economic Development SPC Chair
Cllr Therese Ridge, Mayor
Cllr John Hannon, Arts Culture Gaeilge Education and Libraries SPC Chair
Cllr Marie Corr, Housing and Social SPC Chair
Cllr Mark Daly, Recreation, Communities and Parks SPC Chair
Cllr Stanley Laing, Transportation SPC Chair
Cllr Tony McDermott, Environment SPC Chair
Joe Horan, County Manager
Local Development
Aileen O’Donoghue, Manager, Clondalkin Partnership
Anna Lee, Chair, South Dublin County Enterprise Board
Loman O’Byrne, Chief Executive Officer, South Dublin County Enterprise Board
Margaret Dalton, Chairperson, South Dublin County Childcare Committee
Michael McBennet, Board Member, Rural Dublin LEADER
Fionnuala McCarthy, Lucan 2000
State Agencies
Assunta Delaney, Regional Director, FÁS
Brendan O’Sullivan, Regional Manager, IDA Ireland
Fiona Hartley, Education Officer, Co Dublin VEC
Jane Fitzpatrick, Dublin Tourism
John Moloney, Regional Manager, Department of Education & Science
Kevin Ward, Health Services Executive
Lorcan O’Toole, Regional Manager, Teagasc
Noel McCabe, Regional Manager, Enterprise Ireland
Pat Brehony, Chief Superintendent, An Garda Síochána
Pat Ryan, Regional Co-ordinator, Department of Social & Family Affairs
Social Partners
John Kearns, South Dublin Community Platform
Peter Byrne, South Dublin Chamber
Sheila O’Brien, South Dublin Community Forum
Tom Carew, Irish Congress of Trade Unions