The sixth national Public Participation Networks (PPNs) conference was held in Limerick recently on the 10th anniversary of their establishment.
Vincent Lyons, Galway County PPN, said, “There’s no doubt about it, we’ve come an awful long way in the ten years. I think as a result of the PPNs, groups are better informed and they can use funding opportunities better because there’s more widespread delivery of information.”
€7 million in funding is to be provided to community groups under the Department of Rural and Community Development Local Enhancement Programme 2025.
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Minister of State for Community Development, Integration and Charities, Joe O’Brien this week officially launched a new video which aims to support local decision makers, to ensure that disadvantaged communities have real opportunities to be heard in local planning and decision-making processes.
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From next January, each PPN will receive over €100,000 in core funding from the Department of Rural and Community Development – more than double the original allocation of €50,000 each in 2015 and an increase of almost 20% on 2024.
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Galway Rural Development (GRD) are among the largest Rural Social Scheme (RSS) operators in the country with a quota of 220 places for farmers (or their family members acting as the participant). Steve Dolan, CEO Galway Rural Development writes:
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