Presentation to Community

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Presentation to Community Voluntary Groups
in Mallow Fermoy Electoral Areas23rd May 2006

• Fiona Hayes Sean Kelly Brid Coakley
• Office of Community Enterprise Mallow
  Representative
• Cork County Council Cork C V Forum

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Why CDB Strategies?

• Process to deliver
• Greater ownership commitment at all levels
• Re-invigorated local governance
• Better local integration
• Better quality of life for all citizens
• A Shared Vision for County/City Development
  Boards
• (May 2000)

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Cork County Community Voluntary Forum

• Background
• Importance of Supporting Voluntary Activity and
  Developing the relationship between the State
  Sector and the CV Sector
• Forum established in 2000 in line with CDB
• Better Local Governance Process
• Executive body Umbrella Fora Group

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C V Forum

• Co. Cork 10 Electoral Area Divisions, 2
  Representatives from each of 10 areas Mallow,
  Fermoy, Bantry, Skibbereen, Kanturk, Carrigaline,
  Blarney, Bandon, Midleton Macroom
• Members Elected by their Communities
• Register of Community Voluntary Groups (last
  updated summer 04 850 groups)

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Why have a C V Forum?

• Arose from Better Local Government Process as a
  New opportunity to involve Local Communities in
  Local Government
• Opportunity for a Common Voice
• Lobby Group for Corks community and voluntary
  interests at Local, Regional National Level
• Networking
• Access to Training
• Opportunity to Share Information, Ideas Advice

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Role of the Forum

• Consultative body for countywide strategies
  plans impacting on C V sector
• Network for Community Voluntary Sector (i.e
  articulate common concerns develop integrated
  responses)
• Establish strengthen linkages between Forum C
  V Groups
• Represent the C V Sector on the sub structures
• associated with the CDB

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Achievements to date

• Consultation Input to the CDB Strategy,
• County Development Plan, Review of Charities
  Legislation, Local Area Plans
• Community Employment Schemes
• 3 Research Projects (i) Insurance, (ii) Promoting
  Volunteerism and (iii) Access to Information
• Organised Countywide Funding Seminars Community
  Integration Days
• PR (Newsletter Website)
• www.cdbcorkco.ie/forum

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Cork County Community and Voluntary Forum

• Forum Members have been nominated on to the
  following
• County Development Board x 3
• Strategic Policy Committees (SPCs)
• County Childcare Company
• County Sports Partnerships
• County Transport Forum
• Regional Drugs Task Force
• Social Inclusion Measures Group
• County Heritage Forum
• All Umbrella Forum Members receive
  Agendas/Minutes of Co. Council Area Committees
• Expanded Area Committees (Kanturk Carigaline)

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Cork County 4 Funding

• Website with a database of national and local
  grants
• Free of charge search facilities to help you
  search for funding for any venture or project
• Initiative of Cork County Development Board, Cork
  County Council and Cork County Community
  Voluntary Forum
• Website is in the process of development and is
  to be launched soon
• www.cdbcorkco.ie (link for Cork County 4
  Funding)

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CLÁR

• Minister O Cuiv 11 April 2006 announced increase
  in areas covered - fund increased by 9m to total
  fund of 22.95m for 2006
• Areas eligible for funding based on average drop
  of 35 per county between 1926-2002
• Towns of 3,000 and over and their peri-urban
  areas are excluded
• Proposed no. Electoral Divisions increased from
  729 to 1,614
• Scheme covers village, housing school
  enhancement, electricity conversion, roads, water
  supply, seweareg disposal, health, coastal,
  sports and community projects

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CLÁR

• Mallow Electoral Area
• 9 New Extended Electoral Divisons
• Castletownroche
• Churchtown
• Imphrick
• Liscarroll
• Shanballymore
• Skahanagh
• Streamhill
• Templemary
• Wallstown

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CLÁR

• Fermoy Electoral Area
• 21 New Extended Electoral Divisons
• Aghern Ballyhooly Ballynoe
• Carrig Castlecooke Coole
• Curraglass Glanworth East Glanworth West
• Gortnaskehy Kilcummer Killathy
• Knockmourne Leitrim Ballyarthur
• Derryvillane Farahy Kildorrery
• Kilgullane Marshalstown Templemolaga

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Questions Answers

• Website www.cdbcorkco.ie