Clare PPN Newsletter April 2021
Clare PPN Newsletter April 2021
Our April newsletter is here.
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Our April newsletter is here.
Click here to see a PDF of the newsletter:
http://clareppn.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/newsletter-april-2021.pdf
Clare PPN would like to give notice of election for the following position:
Social Inclusion representative on the Local Community Development Committee (LCDC)
The Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) is comprised of Council Officials, Elected Councillors, and various business and community representatives. Among other things LCDC has the job of developing and overseeing the community elements of Clare County Council’s 6 year-long Local Economic and Community Plan (LECP). This is an important committee for Clare PPN and its members and we have 5 seats on it. The vacancy is for a social inclusion seat and we would encourage nominations from people who do frontline work (either voluntary or professional) in following areas; combatting social exclusion, poverty reduction, anti-discrimination policy making, community development, intercultural and anti-racism work. This committee meets 5- 6 times per year and the successful nominee will also be required to participate on occasion in other networking, consultation and policy making events with member groups and the Clare PPN secretariat.
Election Rules and Process:
How to nominate a candidate:
Groups wishing to nominate a candidate must seek their consent first and then must send an email to admin@clareppn.ie with the following information on or before Tuesday, 4th May 2021 at 5pm:
Clare PPN will confirm receipt of nominations by email. Following the close of nominations Clare PPN will circulate details of candidates to our members and online and voting will be open until Tuesday, 11th May at 1pm. No votes will be accepted after this time. The name of the successful candidate will be announced for ratification at Clare PPN’s plenary meeting which will take place that evening at 7pm.
NB: Even if you have nominated a candidate, you will still need to cast your vote to support their election.
Clare PPN would like to give notice of election for the following positions:
The Rural Development Forum, which meets three times per year, is comprised of more than 40 representatives from organisations throughout County Clare. One of its key achievements so far has been the Clare County Council’s Rural Development Strategy 2026 (currently at mid-stage review): http://www.clarecoco.ie/services/community/publications/clare-rural-development-strategy-2026-26009.pdf
Clare PPN’s environmental representative on the Rural Development Forum will have the chance to discuss and influence policy decisions, projects and strategies for the development of County Clare and to network with the other 40 members of the forum. We are seeking an energetic person with a deep understanding of environmental issues who is willing to play an active role in both the Rural Development Forum and in consulting and feeding back to Clare PPN’s member groups.
Clare PPN is managed by a board known as the Secretariat. This secretariat is responsible for running the Public Participation Network in Clare between plenary meetings.
Clare PPN has three part time staff and an annual budget of €110,700 per year which is provided by the Department of Rural and Community Development and Clare County Council. The secretariat which is a flat structure meets four to six times per year with those meetings usually taking place in Ennis County Clare (currently online due to Covid-19 restrictions). The successful candidate will also be required to attend events and meetings organised by the PPN itself for the purposes of consulting with our member groups. Secretariat members will be asked to become trustees of Clare PPN CLG although this is not a mandatory requirement.
The ideal candidate will be a person who is well connected with environmental groups in the area and someone who has a genuine interest in increasing participation and policy development by local groups in Local Government Structures
Election Rules and Process:
How to nominate a candidate:
Groups wishing to nominate a candidate must seek their consent first and then must send an email to admin@clareppn.ie with the following information on or before Tuesday, 4th May 2021 at 5pm:
Clare PPN will confirm receipt of nominations by email. Following the close of nominations Clare PPN will circulate details of candidates to our members and online and voting will be open until Tuesday, 11th May at 1pm. No votes will be accepted after this time. The names of the successful candidates will be announced for ratification at Clare PPN’s plenary meeting which will take place that evening at 7pm.
NB: Even if you have nominated a candidate you will still need to cast your vote to support their election.
Notice of Plenary Meeting: Tuesday, 11th May 2021, 7pm (online)
Clare Public Participation Network warmly invites all member groups to attend its first Plenary Meeting of 2021 which will take place on Tuesday, 11th May 2021 at 7pm. Please reserve your place at this meeting by emailing your name and member group name to admin@clareppn.ie on or before Monday, 10th May. Only those registered in advance will receive the link to the meeting.
What is a Plenary Meeting?
Plenary meetings are the main decision making forums for Clare PPN. At these meetings all member groups are invited to attend and to put items forward for the agenda for discussion or for inclusion in the work plan of Clare PPN. At each of these meetings the staff and secretariat of Clare PPN present an update on the work, finances, and activities of the PPN from the preceding three months and present their work plan for discussion and input from member groups for the forthcoming three months. Clare PPN’s representatives who sit on 11 boards and committees in the County will also have an opportunity to present updates from their committees and to take any questions or input from member groups at this meeting.
Online Meeting:
Due to the continuing Covid-19 restrictions, this Plenary Meeting will be held online via zoom. You will need a smart phone or computer and an internet connection to use zoom.
Call for Agenda Items:
All current member groups can propose agenda items for this meeting on or before 4th May 2021. Please send these using the subject line ”Agenda Item Plenary Meeting” to admin@clareppn.ie
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Clare LCDC (Local Community Development Committee)
Meeting – Wednesday, 14.04.2021 @ 15:00 pm
Meeting Notes from PPN Environmental Representative, Cornelia Wahli
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PPN Reps Present: Niamh O’Callaghan, Hillary Tonge, Mary O’Donoghue, Cornelia Wahl
Adopted
4 LCDC members completed their 2-term membership:
3 new members proposed for LCDC membership and proposals adopted
Presented by Deirdre Power
Greater emphasis on visual presentation of report with more photos and graphics
Presented by Cornelia Wahli, Clare PPN Environmental Representative and included the following:
‘Climate Action Plan and Fund’ for the Department of the Environment, Climate Action and Communications
in summary included the following concerns and hopes of Clare PPN member groups in broad terms:
Two examples of the type of actions which could emerge from LCDC were chosen from above concerns and hopes from the pilot project:
It was concluded in the presentation that, based on the Clare PPN pilot project outcomes, for an effective Local Community Development Committee and for an effective Local Economic and Community Plan, Climate Action and Biodiversity need to be given centre-stage in all decisions and all of the time.
To follow up: One committee member mentioned the Organic College. It would be interesting to follow up on this comment with that committee member
The ‘Community Wealth Building – the Preston Model’ was briefly introduced with the suggestion of having a presentation on the topic for the next LCDC meeting in July 2021
One committee member suggested to open up this presentation to a wider audience, maybe through Clare PPN, which was received positively
Next meeting: 28th July 2021
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Appendix:
Visions
Clare PPN Overall Wellbeing Vision Statement for County Clare:
Clare is a county that values, protects and restores its unique landscape, environment and biodiversity
Our vision is for a County to be part of and a County to be proud of Source: Clare PPN Wellbeing Statements
Clare PPN Environmental Aspects of Wellbeing Vision Statement for Clare:
Operation de-Plastification’s Vision for County Clare
An Organic, Chemical-free and GMO-free County Clare is able to solve and combat a wealth of serious and damaging environmental threats, such as
Many of today’s extreme and alarming environmental ails can be cured with the simple but courageous decision of declaring County Clare Organic, where open pollinated organic heirloom and heritage seeds with their more robust properties and greater adaptability to changing environmental conditions are grown and saved.
Declaring County Clare Organic is a move toward sustainability which allows for a harmonious and creative collaboration between government, farmer, grower and citizen with a nature-centred approach and solution to climate change and the soil, water and air pollution crisis.
Going Organic is an opportunity for Clare County Council to show real leadership, foresight and future proofing for its citizens and equally for its fauna and flora as well as for its air, water and soil. Furthermore, such a brave step would help other Irish counties and other nations to follow suit in turning an environmental challenge into an amazing opportunity.
With the unfolding of the pandemic and the consequent shift to a new reality and normality, Organic Clare sparkles like the jewel in the crown, like a beacon that heralds a sustainable future for our generation as well as future citizens promising clean water, clean air and clean soil.
Taking action now can stem back the flood of despair that is sure to follow if remaining on the trodden path …. “become the change that you want to see in the world today” (Gandhi)
Source: Operation de-Plastification, 15.11.2020
Submission for Clare County Development Plan
LECP Vision
A County that ….
Source: LECP 2016 -2021, p. 2 and p. 3
https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/
At the Joint Policing Committee (JPC) yesterday the following were presented by An Garda Siochána:
Garda Presentation – Victims of Crime April 2021
JPC Garda Presentation April 2021
Your Clare PPN representative is Madeleine McAleer. If you would like to be notified by email of the next JPC meeting and/or join us for a pre-meeting to discuss the agenda and any relevant issues please email: admin@clareppn.ie