Leitrim County Development Board with Fermanagh Local Strategy Partnership
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LEITRIM COUNTY DEVELOPMENT BOARD

FERMANAGH LOCAL STRATEGY PARTNERSHIP

Background

Leitrim County Development Board held its inaugural meeting in May 2000. The establishment of the County Development Board is part of the wider reform of local government. The Board’s initial primary focus was on drawing up a Strategy for development within County Leitrim. The Board operates autonomously but under the auspices of Leitrim County Council.

Background

Fermanagh Local Strategy Partnership (LSP) was formally established in August 2001 as one of twenty-six such partnerships set up to initially administer Priority 3 of the Peace II Programme.

Who are the Members of Leitrim CDB?

The Taskforce Report on the Integration of Local Government and Local Development identified the fact that Local Government, Local Development and the Statutory agencies need to work more in unison than in parallel.

Thus the Board is comprised of members from the following four sectors:

Local Government- Chairpersons of the Council's Strategic Policy Committees, Cathaoirleach and the County Manager

Local Development- Two representatives each from Arigna Leader, County Enterprise Board and County Leitrim Partnership

Social Partners- Farming Organisations, Unions, Employers Group and two representatives from the Community and Voluntary Forum

State Agencies
- NWHB, VEC, An Garda Siochana, Teagasc, FÁS, Enterprise Ireland, IDA, Dept. of Social and Family Affairs, North West Tourism and Western Development Commission.

Who are the Members of Fermanagh LSP?

Fermanagh LSP comprises 28 members, configured to include a 50/50 membership of Social partners (community/voluntary, trade union, business and agriculture and rural development sectors) and the Statutory and the Local Government Sectors, as follows:

Social PartnersNATFHE, Fermanagh Rural Community Network, Ulster Farmers Union, Fermanagh Lakeland Tourism, FLAG (Fermanagh Local Action Group), TG & WU, Fermanagh Access Group, Cornagrade Community Association, Fermanagh Enterprise Ltd, Fermanagh Women's Aid

Statutory SectorWestern Education & Library Board, Northern Ireland Housing Executive, Dept for Employment & Learning, Dept of Regional Development - Road Service, Sperrin Lakeland Health & Social Care Trust.

Local Government SectorMembers of Fermanagh District Council

Observer

Remit of Leitrim CDB

Leitrim County Development Board has the remit to deal with all matters perceived by the Board as important for the County. While each agency will continue to prepare and deliver its own detailed plans, the County Development Board Strategy provides a broad framework within which these agencies operate at County level.

Remit of Fermanagh LSP

Fermanagh LSP has an over arching and strategic role within the area. In collaboration with other key agencies, the Partnership mainly concentrates on the strategic planning and co-ordination of social, economic and environmental development in Fermanagh.

The LSP has responsibility for delivering Priority 3 of the EU Programme for Peace and Reconciliation in Northern Ireland and the Border Region of Ireland (2000 - 2006); also for the delivery of the Natural Resource Rural Tourism Initiative (NRRTI) in County Fermanagh.