A General Meeting of Leitrim PPN will take place on Wed. Nov. 6th 2019 at the Mayflower Community Centre (Main Hall), Drumshanbo at 8 pm. Two General Meetings take place each year and it is an opportunity for the members … Continued
Minister Katherine Zappone recently launched the Draft Action Plan (Dréachtphlean Gníomhaíochta um Fheighlíocht Leanaí) which sets out proposals for improving access to high quality and affordable early learning and care and school-age childcare through childminding. The action plan sets out … Continued
Strategic Policy Committees – SPCs Following the 2019 Local Elections, the Annual Meeting of Leitrim County Council (07/06/2019) adopted a revised scheme for SPCs 2019-2024. The new SPCs for this period are: Planning, Economic Development and Infrastructure Housing Community and … Continued
Consultation – Leitrim County Council is currently preparing its Corporate Plan 2019-2024. This serves as the strategic framework for action over the next five years. The plan is being prepared on an inclusive basis with engagement with relevant stakeholders, including … Continued
Background In 2017, the Government launched the Action Plan for Rural Development to support the economic and social development of rural Ireland. The Second Progress Report under this Plan was published in April 2018 and, while progress has been made … Continued
ICBAN and Queen’s University Belfast are conducting a local communities survey ‘The Border Into Brexit’. It is the third in a series examining the impact that Brexit is having, or may have, on communities of the Border Region. This latest … Continued
Real Productive Justice – The Centre for Disability Law and Policy at NUI Galway is currently researching the experience of disability and reproductive rights. They are interested in talking with disabled people who are over 18 who have experienced difficulties … Continued
On Friday 15 November, RTÉ and the Houses of the Oireachtas will convene the country’s first ever Youth Parliament on Climate in Dáil Éireann. It will be a chance for young people to discuss what Ireland needs to do to tackle … Continued
Fast Track Planning – Review The Minister for Housing, Eoghan Murphy recent established a Review Group for fast-track planning applications for strategic housing developments.. Fast-track arrangements are due to finish at the end of 2019 and the review evaluates the … Continued
LPT or Local Property Tax – It’s time to have your say. LPT – Local Adjustment? Leitrim County Council is seeking written submissions from the public, prior to a meeting in September to set a local adjustment factor in the … Continued