REPORTS, ANALYSIS, RESPONSES The following are links to 30 or so online news reports, academic articles and Government papers. Along with our own sources and a review or Oireachtas debates, they helped inform ‘Changing Ireland’s reportage on local government reform and the debate around ‘alignment’: ‘Final Report of the Local Government/Local Development Alignment Steering Group, […]

REPORTS, ANALYSIS, RESPONSES

The following are links to 30 or so online news reports, academic articles and Government papers. Along with our own sources and a review or Oireachtas debates, they helped inform ‘Changing Ireland’s reportage on local government reform and the debate around ‘alignment’:

‘Final Report of the Local Government/Local Development Alignment Steering Group, March 2012’
https://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/LocalGovernment/Administration/FileDownLoad,31308,en.pdf
‘A Guide to Putting People First’
‘Putting People First’
‘Putting in Place Jobs that Last – A Guide to Rebuilding Quality Employment at Local Level’, by Francesca Froy and Sylvain Giguère, published in OECD LEED Working Papers, 2010/13.
Report on Local Authority Support to Economic Development
 – County and City Managers’ Association.
Supporting Enterprise, Local Development and Economic Growth – Analysis of Local Authority Activities for 2012
– a report from the County and City Managers’ Association.
‘Responding to Alignment / Putting People First – Position on Key Proposals’
– ILDN, November 2012
‘Alignment, Autonomy and Accountability? What now for Community Development?’
– a report from a conference in November 2012 in NUI Maynooth
‘Putting People First: Ensuring Community Development in a post-alignment era’
– proposals by the Community Workers’ Co-op.
ICSA Submission on the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020, January 2013
Social Change Community Education – Where Are We Now?’ by Camilla Fitzsimons in the Irish Review of Community Economic Development Law and Policy, Vol 1, Issue 4, 2012, published by the Northside Community Law & Mediation Centre, Coolock, Dublin.
‘The Current Status of the Community Sector’ – A Presentation to the Community Education Network, 21st November, 2012.
Local Development in Ireland – Partnership, Innovation and Social Justice’, a report for OECD LEED, by Charles F Sabel, published in 1996.
Alignment of Local Government and Local Development’, by Seán O’Riordan and Associates, November 15, 2012.
Local Government in Times of Austerity – Reflections on Ireland’, by Dr Brendan O’Keeffeof Mary I College, UL, published in 2012.
PUBLIC DEBATE
Hogan promises democratic local development
– Irish Examiner, February 07, 2013
Ministers stunned by salaries of CEOs and staff at ‘Leader’ firms
  John Drennan, Sunday Independent, May 12, 2013
Debra Mountford, Senior Policy Analyst OECD, on the potential benefits for Ireland from Local Government reform and on the emerging issues for Ireland from the review of local development currently being conducted by the OECD LEED team.
IFA says Government Alignment Policy will negatively impact on Leader
Government warned of dangers of “politicising” community funding if transferred to local authorities; EU supports current community-led model
– Irish Times, Tues, May 14, 2013
Irish Times’ letters page: Guarding community development
Opposition grows to imminent shake up of LEADER Mayo
– Connaught Telegraph, Tues, April 2, 2013
Bitter debate over role of partnerships
– Kerryman, March 13, 2013
Leave LDC to administer Community and Rural Development Programmes
– Leitrim Observer
People power prevalent at LEADER public meeting
– Toni Bourke, Mayo Advertiser, April 12, 2013
The alignment of local government and local development
– The blog for Aine Collins TD
Clare Local Development Company opposes Government plans