The Local and Community
Development Programme
Programme Update
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Current Programme context;
Programme Progress in 2011/12;
Key current issues:
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Programme Review
Budget 2013
Structural issues – alignment;
2013 planning and priorities.
Current Programme context
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Major challenges are being faced right across
public and publically-funded service delivery in
Ireland.
This is particularly true for LCDP, where available
resources are significantly reduced in recent years.
Work to support education progression is especially
challenged by the large scale increases in demand
for services and by the on-going re-organisations
underway within the wider sector.
Progress in 2011/12
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In the face of these challenges, LCDP continues to
show real and substantial outcomes.
The recent 2011 LCP Progress report highlighted the
degree to which the programme is meeting its goals
and equipping large numbers of beneficiaries with new
skills and helping them into employment
Current levels of 2012 outputs point to a continuation of
these successes in the current year
Key Programme Issues 1:
Programme Review
• In order to define and analyze programme
progress, the DECLG have asked the Centre for
Effective Services (CES) to carry out a
programme review.
• This interim review will assist in offering a clear
view on progress and learning
• It will be of real assistance to defining what the
programme has done, defining some key learning
and in informing the design of follow-on work to
the current programme.
Budget 2013
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All Departmental budgets will be under real pressure
in 2013;
We can anticipate real budget reductions for LCDP;
No final decisions have yet been reached on the
overall or individual amounts of reductions;
The DECLG is still looking at a number of options on
how individual LDC cuts are to be operationalised.
Structural issues - Alignment
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The DECLG have informed Pobal that they
expect the final report on the alignment process
to be before Cabinet next week;
The interim report gave a strong indication of the
path likely to be proposed and of some issues to
be addressed;
It can be expected that a core component of final
recommendations will involve a greater role for
Local Authorities within local development
2013 Planning and Priorities
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Pobal anticipate requesting 2013 plans as
soon as budget information is available;
We hope that the 2012 process can be built
upon to allow the speedy finalisation of plans.
We hope, in particular, that the retention of
proven, existing projects will both simplify
planning and assist in the maintenance of high
quality services.