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

2. 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
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3. 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

4. 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……

5. 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

6. Effective PPN
Information Sharing
Representation
Capacity
Building

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

8. 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

9. 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

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

11. 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.

12. 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’.

13. 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.

14. 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?

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

16. 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

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

18. County Longford PPN Plenary
Next Steps
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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