Local and Community Development Programme
Minister Carey issues a press statement
The Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs, Pat Carey, has said that Community Development Projects (CDPs) and Local Development Companies (LDCs) have 'nothing to fear' from the new LCDP model of integration which is being applied to the sector.
CWC Brief on alternative models
Download the CWC Brief on Local and Community Development Programme implementation Models
Meeting of Stakeholders February 2010
In February 2010, the participants of the national meeting of Stakeholders in Community
Development (December 2009) reconvened. Again organised by the Community Workers' Cooperative(CWC), the meeting was attended by over seventy people representing a wide range of stakeholders in community development. At the meeting it was unanimously agreed that the CWC would issue a statement on behalf of those attending.
To download a copy of the Statement please click here....
To download a copy of the press release, please click here....
DCRGA issue results of appeals process
The DCRGA have issued the results of the CDP appeals process. Ten projects were successful in their appeal, fourteen projects were unsuccessful. All of the projects except for one that failed in their appeal are based in Dublin. There is consensus that the review process was flawed and that the appeals process was equally flawed. It appears that the main reason being given to projects that have received a negative result is that the work can be carried out by the Local Development Company.
For the CWC response please click here....
Integration of LDSIP & CDP
The Minister of State at the Department of Community, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs, John Curran TD, announced on Friday September 18th that the Local Development Social Inclusion Programme and the Community Development Programme would be integrated in order to 'provide seamless social inclusion services to the most needy in Irish society'. Whilst there has been speculation in relation to the integration of the LDSIP and CDP in the recent past, this is the first firm indication that this will happen before the 2010 programmes are announced. For more see CWC Community Work Updates September 2009
CWC Position Statement October 2009
Following its Annual General Meeting held on Saturday October 17th, the CWC issued a statement presents its concerns in relation to the proposed and evolving cuts and policy developments that threaten the community sector as a whole, and community work in particular. For more click here CWC Position Statement on policy developments in community work October 2009
DCRGA announces viable and non-viable CDPs
The DCRGA announced on December 14th which projects funded under the Community Development Programme it deemed viable and which it deemed unviable.
For the DCRGA Press Release please click here....
For the DCRGA Contract (for viable projects) please click here....
For the DCRGA letter to unviable projects & appeals process please click here....
CWC Response
For the CWC initial response please click here.....
For more CWC analysis please click here....
CWC National Meeting
A meeting of national stakeholders in community development was held in Dublin on December 17th. Organised by the Community Workers' Co-operative (CWC), the meeting was attended by a large number and a wide range of stakeholders in community development. At the meeting it was unanimously agreed that the CWC would issue a statement on behalf of all stakeholders.
To read the Press Release please click here...
To read the Statement from the meeting please click here
To read the coverage in the Irish Times (Sat December 19th 2009) please click here...
Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
The Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs presented the new Local and Community Development Programme at a meeting in Croke Park on Wednesday 25th 2009. Departmental Officials and a Pobal representative presented to the meeting on the new Local and Community Development Programme. Download copies of the presentations below:
The DCRGA have issued a note of the Croke Park meeting. Note in particular number 21 which states, 'While we indicated in Croke Park on 25 November that we are willing to consider alternative models to achieve integrated and cost effective service delivery, a model or variation of separate independent structures, as currently obtains, would not be acceptable'.
DCRGA Note of Croke Park meeting
Centre for Effective Services
The Centre for Effective Services presented their design for the new Local and Community Development Programme to a group of selected participants on Wednesday November 11th. Participants were told that the CES would present their most up to date thinking on the questions they had set themselves in relation to the design of the new programme. Download copies of the CES work below.
Presentation of national framework
CWC Response
The CWC has written a number of documents in response to the work of the CES.
CWC response to the CES draft reports
In its response to the draft reports produced by the CES in September 2009, the CWC critiqued the work of the CWC, product and process. To view the CWC response to the work of the CES please follow the links below.
CWC response to the draft reports produced by the Centre for Effective Services
CWC response to the design of the Local and Community Development Programme
In November the CWC issued its response to the new Local and Community Development Programme as presnted by the CES at a 'Validation' Workshop on November 11th 2009 stating that the new programme does not enable or facilitate quality community work at local level. To view the CWC response to the work of the CES please follow the links below.
CWC Response to the Local and Community Development Programme designed by CES