COUNTY LONGFORD PUBLIC PARTICIPATION NETWORK COUNTY PLENARY MEETING 9th JUNE 2016

MEETING SCHEDULE 7.00pm Registration – Sign in 7.15pm Welcome & Introduction 7.20pm Update on County Longford PPN 7.30PM Guest Speaker: Tess Murphy – update on LECP / LCDC 7.40PM Health & Well-being statements – Vision Round Table Discussions 8.20pm Guest Speaker: Joe Durkin (SEAI)– Sustainable Energy for Communities 8.50pm Ratify PPN Elected Representatives Approval of PPN Documentation 9.00pm Raffle / Refreshments Close

Background Section 46 of the Local Government Reform Act 2014 Main link through which the local authority connects with the community& voluntary, social inclusion and environmental sectors

Who are the County Longford PPN? Over 100 community groups registered Older Persons Groups Youth Groups Men’s/ Women’s Tidy Towns FRC’s Volunteer Centre Musical/ Arts / Drama Environmental Interest Groups Residents Associations Disability Groups Sports Groups Social Support Groups And many more……

What the County Longford PPN does? Representation of community sector on all Longford County Council Committees and other bodies where plans and policies are being developed Develop & implement a vision statement of health & well-being for now and future generations Engage, encourage and support members to participate in public consultations Acts as an information hub

Effective PPN Information Sharing Representation Capacity Building

PPN Structure Outline County Level PPN Municipal District Level PPN Secretariat Development Officer

Roles and Responsibilities Secretariat County Plenary Overall decision maker Review Progress Setting direction of PPN Ratifying representatives and decisions Suggesting new actions and activities Administrative Body Applying Dept Guidelines for PPN Working with County Council Managing PPN between Plenaries Information to members Managing worker

County Longford PPN to date PPN Secretariat established. Linkage Groups set up and PPN reps elected on to 9 Committees Longford Sports Partnership County Longford Heritage Forum Strategic Policy Committee : Housing ,Economic Development & Enterprise, Infrastructure & Environmental, Planning & Development and Cultural SPC Longford Volunteer Centre Citizen Information Service Longford County Childcare Co Longford Drug/Alcohol Forum / Regional Drug/Alcohol Task Force Communications: PPN E-bulletins PPN Facebook/ Twitter Page set up Consultations : Input in to Local Economic Community Plan (LECP) Rural Development Strategy County Longford Age Friendly Strategy 1916 Commemoration Longford Events Full time worker in place from 11th April 2016 and office secured Networked with other PPN’s – Regional & National

Guest Speaker Tess Murphy Role & Primary Function of LCDC Local, Economic & Community Plan (LECP) Role of PPN

HEALTH & WELL-BEING STATEMENT Social Environmental Cultural Physical political Economic Health & Well-being It requires that economic, political, environmental, cultural and social developments all be sustainable. Basic needs are met People have a sense of purpose and that they feel able to achieve important goals, to participate in society and to live the lives they value and have reason to value. It also requires a focus on inter-generational justice to ensure the well-being of future generations is promoted.

Vision statement of LECP   ‘a regenerated economically sustainable county which values equality of opportunity, excellent quality of life, collaborative community and rural development, sense  of place and where the wellbeing of all residents and future generations is central to everything we do’.

Round Table Discussion Nominate a “facilitator” and “note-taker” for your table Facilitator’s role –encourage everyone at the table to participate Note – taker’s role: write key points on the ‘feedback’ pages provided All information collected will be used to develop County Longford PPN Health & Well- being statement.

Round Table Discussion 3 key Questions: 1) What do we as a PPN want to achieve at County level in relation to social, economic, environmental, cultural and political development? (Your VISION!!!!) 2)How can we achieve this vision for now and future generations? (Actions to be taken working with the LA, working with each other,) 3)How can we ensure that County Longford PPN operates effectively? (Think about how many times we should meet?, What key policies or procedures need to be put in place?, How can the PPN effectively communicate with its members and representatives? ,How can it operate in a transparent and accountable way? What will make it work?

GUEST SPEAKER Joe Durkin (SEAI) – Information on Sustainable Energy for communities

Representatives to be ratified Ray Hogan – Secretariat Tess Murphy – Secretariat/ Housing SPC C&V Rep Seamus Orr – Secretariat Breda Murphy – Secretariat Brendan Quigley – Secretariat Joe Murphy – Secretariat Ruth Mc Gary Quinn - Secretariat Tilla Shulte Ostermann - Secretariat John Mimnagh – Longford Sports Partnership Nancy Bermingham – County Longford Citizens Information Service Paddy Howe – County Longford Heritage Forum /Planning and Development and Cultural SPC Mary Farrell – Longford Volunteer Centre Louise Lovett – Economic Dev & Enterprise SPC Stephanie Igoe – Housing SPC (C&V Rep) / Longford County Childcare Committee Eileen Finan – Housing SPC (Social Inclusion Rep) Teresa Kearney – Infrastructure & Environment SPC Pat Murphy – Planning and Development and Cultural SPC

Approve PPN Documentation Guidelines for Nominations County Longford PPN Steps for Electing Rep’s Representatives Charter

County Longford PPN Plenary Next Steps Close THANK YOU ALL FOR ATTENDING, PARTICIPATINING AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF COUNTY LONGFORD. REMEMBER THE PPN IS YOUR PLATFORM TO HAVE YOUR SAY IN THE DECISIONS BEING MADE AT LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEVEL WHICH WILL EFFECT THE LIVES OF YOU & FUTURE GENERATION’S