Kilkenny County Development Board (CDB) continues to focus on the co- ordinated and integrated delivery of services in the county. The 30 members of the board come from the Local Authority Sector, Local Development Sector, State Agency Sector and the Social Partners. Its membership is set out below:

Since 2003, one of the Board's core functions has been to oversee the delivery of an agreed 'Strategy for Economic, Social and Cultural Development' of Kilkenny County for 2002 - 2012. In 2005 a review of this strategy was undertaken. The purpose of this review was not to revise the 2002 - 2012 strategy but rather to focus on the key priorities and actions of the next three year cycle and to examine ways to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of service provision in Kilkenny city and county.

Resulting from this review Kilkenny CDB identified nine core actions which have the overriding aim of improving the existing co-ordination and delivery of public services at local level. Over the three year period 2006 - 2008 these collaborative priority actions will contribute to an increased strengthening of the effectiveness and efficiency of service provision in Kilkenny. Specific focused working groups have been established to progress the implementation of these prioritised actions.

 

KILKENNY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT BOARD 2006

LOCAL AUTHORITY
SPC Chairs	Cllr. Bobby Aylward
	Cllr. Paul Cuddihy
	Cllr. John Brennan
	Cllr. Michael Lanigan
	Cllr. Ann Phelan
	Cllr. Billy Ireland
	Cathaoirleach Co.Co
Borough Council	Cllr. Sean ÓhArgáin
County Manager	Michael Malone

 

LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
Barrow Nore Suir Rural Development (LEADER)	Declan Rice Joan Fitzpatrick
Castlecomer District Community Development Network	Martin Carroll
County Enterprise Board	Sean McKeown Yvonne Moriarty
Kilkenny Community Action Network (KCAN)	Martin Rafter
County Childcare Committee	Eileen Curtis

 

STATE AGENCIES
Department of Education & Science	Ronan Mulhall
Department of Social & Family Affairs	Michael Cummins
Enterprise Ireland	Michael Dee
FÁS	Des Shanley
An Garda Síochána	Supt. Pat Mangan
Health Services Executive (HSE)	Tony Whelan
IDA Ireland	Celine McHugh
Failte Ireland	Declan Murphy
Teagasc	Loretto O'Driscoll
VEC	Rodger Curran

 

SOCIAL PARTNERS
Business & Employees	David Culliton
Community & Voluntary	Breda McDonald
	Fr. Nicholas Flavin
Farming Sector	Seamus Phelan
Trade Unions	Phil Funchion

 

 

The RAPID Programme

The RAPID Programme is a focused Government response aimed at helping communities living in areas, which have not fully shared in our recent prosperity. RAPID stands for Revitalising Areas by Planning, Investment and Development. As the name implies RAPID is about prioritising in a coherent, targeted and accelerated way, new and improved services and infrastructural investment to the communities living in RAPID areas. The RAPID process co-ordinated by the Kilkenny Local Authorities in partnership with existing agencies and community groups continues to work towards identifying real needs through community participation.

Over 1.3 million euros has been awarded under the RAPID programme in 2006, examples of recent new investment in 2006 includes, Dormant accounts (funding secured for a development worker and extension of the Hebron Park community facility in the Eastern Environs), estate enhancement works, traffic calming measure, the provision of resources towards a third city playground in Newpark Close, Five successfull Sports Capital grants, resources were received under the programme for the provision of two Multi Purpose Play areas, funding for the Equality for Womens programme. Since the programmes inception a total over 80 projects have been endorsed by the RAPID Area Implementation Team. You can find further information on the programmes activities and recent new investment announcements on the Kilkenny County Council website or on www.rapidkilkenny.ie

 

Playground at Garringreen