IRISH SPORTS COUNCIL

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IRISH SPORTS COUNCIL

• Local Sports Partnership
• SPEAK Report 2007

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Local Sports PartnershipsSPEAK Report 2007

• A Monitoring Evaluation system
• This report is based on information provided for
  2007 by 22 Local Sports Partnerships (LSPs)
• Information provided through SPEAK from each LSP
  is collated into a national programme database.
  This report is based on an analysis of the 2007
  information.

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SPEAK Framework
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LSP Funding Sources 2007
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Staff Mgt. Boards

• In 2007 a total of 348 members served on LSP
  boards.
• All of the key agencies, voluntary and sporting
  sectors are keenly involved and represented.
• In 2007, the 22 LSPs directly employed a total of
  52 staff, 39 female and 13 male. A further 100
  people were employed directly/ indirectly within
  the LSP structure.

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Working Partners.

• Working partners are those organisations and
  agencies (and personnel from them) with whom the
  LSP has established ongoing relationships
• In the report the highest values are assigned to
  Primary schools, Irish Sports Council, Local
  Authorities, HSE Registered Sporting Org.
• Other interesting examples are the Youth Service
  sector, Area Based Partnerships and Pobal

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Working Methods

• The three most significant working methods in
  2007
• The Delivery of projects and programmes.
• Provision of sports training and education
  opportunities
• Thirdly the provision of information to the local
  community.

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Who do LSPs work with?

• The pattern of work detailed in the report
  displays a wide range of target groups. In 2007
  the LSPs had most contact with
• People living in disadvantaged communities
• Children of school-going age
• Other Sporting Organisations (Minority Sports)

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Some significant outputs from 2007

• Over 10,000 participants completed locally
  planned and delivered courses, incl. ISC national
  programmes, eg. Code, Active Leadership etc..
• Worked with 2,987 groups in the area of funding,
  through information workshops, etc
• Involved in the establishment or delivery of some
  323 projects and 89 linked initiatives, in the
  majority of which LSPs played a lead role. Some
  55,000 people participated in these projects.

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Challenges for the LSP Network

• The increased demand on the LSPs to deliver more
  programmes and support more groups.
• More generic Sports Development Officers
• Resources required to access hard to reach target
  groups and capacity building within these groups

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In conclusion

• Local Sports Partnerships have, in a short time
  established themselves as a valuable resource and
  partner in the local community.
• The significance of the LSP network spreads far
  beyond sport and into areas of health, education
  community
• We have built a strong, effective and committed
  network

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IRISH SPORTS COUNCIL

• Thank you.