Clare PPN Christmas Celebration & Plenary Meeting
Eventbrite tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/clare-ppn-christmas-celebration-and-plenary-meeting-tickets-83633105871
Traveller Women Talking – Christmas Lunch with Brigid Quilligan
Calling Traveller Women from Clare we invite you to
Traveller Women Talking – a Christmas Lunch and discussion with guest speaker Dr Brigid Quilligan
Monday December 2nd at 12.00 – 2.30 pm
Temple Gate Hotel Ennis
Clare Public Participation Network, Clare Local Development Company and the HSE Travellers Primary Health Care Project are delighted to invite Traveller women of any age from Clare to join them with special guest Dr Brigid Quilligan of the Kerry Traveller for a Christmas Lunch and Talk in the Temple Gate Hotel on Monday December 2nd at 12.00- 2.30 pm. Please note that this event is organised only for women from the Traveller community. Please do not book tickets for this unless you are covered by that description.
Join us for a relaxed morning where women from the Traveller community will get together to learn from and support each other in reaching their potential in life and work. There will be a short talk given by Brigid Quilligan with plenty of time for discussion and questions.
Brigid Quilligan is the manager of the Kerry Travellers Health and Community Development Project. She is a proud Traveller woman and feminist, former director of the Irish Traveller Movement and tireless activist and advocate for the rights of Travellers, women and human rights for all. She was awarded an honorary Doctorate by UCC in 2017 and you can read more about her here https://www.ucc.ie/en/conferrings/honorary/archive/dr-brigid-quilligan-degree-of-doctor-of-laws.html
This will be followed by a Christmas lunch to celebrate the great work done and contributions made by the Traveller Primary Health Care Workers and Link Workers over the course of 2019. Please note that this event is for Traveller women or women with Traveller heritage whatever their lifestyle, status or age, sexuality etc
Just in case you’re worried -we also love men! -We already held a similar event for men and hope to have more events like these in 2020 should there be interest in them but this event is just for the women.
IMPORTANT! Places are limited and must be reserved in advance by calling us on 087-1617375 or booking a ticket on the Eventbrite below
This event is organised by the HSE’s Traveller Primary Health Care Project, Clare Local Development Company’s SICAP programme and Clare Public Participation Network but will be delivered by members of the Traveller Community.
Coffee, Cake and Community – Clare PPN Migrant Forum Meeting
Coffee, Cake and Community: Clare PPN Migrant Forum Meeting Wednesday 4th December @7PM
Have you come to live in Clare from another country? Would you be interested in getting more involved and having your voice heard in the community and local government in Clare.
Would you appreciate the opportunity to meet and mingle with other community groups in the county or to stand for election for the community positions Clare PPN is responsible for filling? If so please come to our first meeting on Wednesday 4th December 2019 at 7.pm in Clare PPN offices, Clonroad Business Park, Clonroad, Ennis.
This will be a friendly and informal meeting and refreshments will be served. (We’re planning on Cake…)
What is this meeting about?
Clare PPN would like to see whether there is interest from people who have migrated to Clare in us setting up and supporting a Migrant Forum in the County. The purpose of this migrant forum would be to ensure that Clare PPN is fully aware of the issues, opportunities and challenges faced by people who have moved here from different countries and cultures and that we can bring that to bear on all our submissions and work on the Committees of Clare County Council. We would like to ensure that all the diverse people of Clare are aware of our work and know that we invite and value their participation. We want to make sure that when we hold our elections on to Clare County Councils’ Committees and to our own board of management that people from the newer communities here know about them and have the information they need to participate fully. If there is interest in setting up a migrant forum in Clare we’d be happy to support it and also to see it grow and take on its own plans and agenda into the future.
What is Clare PPN?
Clare PPN is a network of 287 community, voluntary, environmental and social inclusion groups based in County Clare. It exists to facilitate the formal participation by the community groups in Clare County Council’s decision making structures and in national and EU consultations where that is appropriate. It is funded jointly by the Department of Rural and Community Development and Clare County Council but is autonomous and its activities are directed by its members through an elected secretariat.
Clare County Council BUDGET 2020 PRESS RELEASE
BUDGET 2020 PRESS RELEASE
Clare County Council has adopted its Revenue budget for 2020 (€128M) and its Multi Annual Capital Programme 2020-2022 (€371M).
The revenue budget provides for expenditure of €128m, an increase of €10m over the previous year. Increases of €3.3m on Roads, Transport and Safety and €2.2m on Local Authority Housing.
The key objective of the 2020 Budget is a focus on the planning and delivery of various capital projects for the future development and benefit of the County. Particular focus will continue on housing services, the need to deliver on a number of capital projects including roads infrastructure improvements and the New County Library in Ennis.
The Budget 2020 has allocated additional resources for the delivery of the following services funded by Local Property tax income:
- Housing Adaption. Mobility/ Aid for the Elderly Grants increased by 18%
- Housing Maintenance increased by 22%
- Roads, Local Road Maintenance and Public Lighting increased by 11%
- Community Grant Scheme increased by 12 %
Budget 2020 has been prepared with no increase in Commercial rates. The Commercial rates charge has remained the same since 2009. The 2020 budget has been framed on the basis the refund rates or vacancy credit on vacant property in County Clare is 100% subject to satisfying the criteria set out in legislation. The budget provides for the following Rates alleviation schemes:
- The Early Payment Incentive Scheme
- The Long Term Vacant Property Incentive Scheme
Further detail on these schemes available at:
http://www.clarecoco.ie/services/business/services-for-business/rates-and-charges/commercial-rates/
The Draft Budget can be viewed here:
Public Consultation on the Draft National Marine Planning Framework
Public Consultation on the Draft National Marine Planning Framework
Ministers Eoghan Murphy and Damien English have published the Draft National Marine Planning Framework (NMPF) for public consultation.
The Draft NMPF is Ireland’s first marine planning framework and it applies to a broad range of marine activities including aquaculture, offshore renewable energy, sea fisheries and tourism. It provides a long-term framework for effective management of marine activities and more sustainable use of our marine resources. It is intended to enable Government to set a clear direction for managing our seas, clarify objectives and priorities, and direct decision makers, users and stakeholders towards more strategic, plan-led and efficient use of marine resources.
The NMPF will inform decisions about current and future development of the maritime area, aiming to integrate various sectoral needs within the three overarching pillars of forward planning (economic, environmental and social).
In broad terms the Draft NMPF is based around:
- Marine planning objectives
- Marine planning policies, and
- Supporting actions required to achieve (1) and (2) above.
The plan does not set out a hierarchy of activities. It does, however, set out supporting policies in respect of aquaculture, defence, energy, fisheries, mining and aggregates, ports harbours & shipping, telecommunications cables, tourism, safety at sea, sport & recreation, and waste-water treatment and disposal.
The Department invites submissions on the Draft NMPF (available to view and download here: draft_national_marine_planning_framework_final ).
The consultation period closes at 12:00 noon on 28th February 2020. You can make a submission by email to the following address msp@housing.gov.ie
Clare PPN Submission on Clare Co Co’s Draft Corporate Plan 2019- 2024
Clare PPN submission to Clare County Council’s Draft Corporate Plan 2019 – 2024
Novemeber 12th 2019
Clare County Council recently opened their Draft Corporate Plan to the public for submissions. Clare PPN made a submission on Friday 8th November to the strategy on behalf of our representatives and member groups which was based on our recent submissions to other such strategies and plans. We also organised a questionnaire online to help members of the public comment and input into the strategy. The submission attached below contains both of the above elements. We look forward to hearing from Clare County Council in relation to the submission. Many thanks to all our members who contributed to the submission. You can read our submission here: Clare PPN Submission to Clare County Councils Draft Corporate Plan 2019- 2024