About Kildare PPN
Launch of the PPN 2019 Annual Report
The Minister of State with responsibility for Community Development and Charities, Mr. Joe O'Brien TD, today (19th November 2020) launched the 2019 Annual Report of the Public Participation Networks.
This is the fourth Annual Report on the Public Participation Networks (PPNs), which were established to facilitate active citizen participation in policymaking at local authority level. The report provides a positive reflection of the variety of work done as well as showing continued growth throughout the country.
Speaking about the launch of the annual report Minister O'Brien said:
"This report shows that PPNs are having the desired impact and have achieved a huge amount in the short space of time since they were founded in 2014. The report also shows that there were 15,599 voluntary groups registered with the Network in 2019. At a national level, 928 PPN representatives gave volunteer-led groups a voice on 424 local authority boards or committees. This clearly demonstrates that PPNs are growing in strength."
Regarding the increase in membership, Minister O'Brien added:
"These figures are a great indicator of the vibrancy and energy of the community and voluntary sector in Ireland, especially at a local level, and the role played by PPNs in local policy making and networking."
PPNs are continuing to have a positive relationship with local authorities and are collaborating on a number of projects. For example, they are raising awareness of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and influencing policy to assist in achieving them at a local level.
Other PPNs are using their member groups' experience to help local authorities improve accessibility for people with disabilities and dementia and to help people from marginalised communities to sit on local authority boards. The 2019 Annual Report highlights further examples of PPN activities and impacts.
Minister O'Brien said:
"These examples demonstrate the initiative and drive of PPN members, with activities ranging from contributing to local Strategic Policy Committees to holding events on matters such as community safety, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and rural policy. Several PPNs consulted with and welcomed asylum seekers, while others focussed on making public spaces accessible to people with disabilities. And this is only a small sample of the important ways in which they contribute to their localities."
PPNs thrive on the principle of community engagement. They regularly hold workshops and public consultations to facilitate this engagement which is making a tangible difference and strengthening communities around the country.
The commitment displayed by the PPN resource workers, support workers, secretariat members and the member groups is visible throughout the report and their value can be seen in the increased level of citizen participation.
In conclusion, the Minister also acknowledged the work that PPNs carried out during the Covid-19 outbreak:
"PPNs have been pivotal in organising the community response and ensuring that the needs of vulnerable people were met during this period of uncertainty. I am grateful for their work in this area and I am committed to make sure that the Public Participation Network in this country goes from strength to strength."
2019 PPN Annual Report
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Biodiversity Ireland have publish new guidelines to help Sports Clubs become more Biodiversity Friendly.
With approximately 15,000 clubs across the island, sports clubs can play a vital role in the conservation of our biodiversity.
Download Pollinator friendly management of Sports Clubs guidelines here ➡️ bit.ly/390EBSa ... See MoreSee Less
📢📢 Call out for our Climate Action Linkage Group 🌎
✅Are you interested in doing something to help Climate Action in your town/village or wherever you may live in Kildare?
✅Would you like to see positive changes to your environment?
✅Would you like to have your voice represented in Local Authority Policy?
Anyone who is part of a registered group with the PPN (eg resident's associations, tidy towns, community councils or any community group) can join the linkage group. We have steadily grown over the past 9 months and it is a fantastic way to meet people who are both experts in the area and people who are new but want to learn more.
We have focus groups in the following areas and we will have a voice in policy making in Kildare as well as linking into funding that may be available for projects. One such policy is the Kildare County Development Plan currently coming up for renewal.
☀️Sustainable Energy
🐸Biodiversity
🚴Sustainable Transport
🟢Green Economy
♻️Circular Economy
✅Just Transition
👬Community Activation & Well being
💧Water
For more information visit our Climate Action Linkage Group Webpage ➡️ www.kildareppn.ie/climate-action-linkage-group
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📷📷Eye on Nature Wildlife Photographic Competition 🦋🦊
The aim of the competition is to showcase the beauty of the wildlife in the Irish landscape.
Eye On Nature is a new partnership with RTÉ and OPW/Botanic Gardens for a brand new wildlife photography competition with TV, radio and digital programme partners: The Today Show, RTE 1, Mooney Goes Wild, RTÉ Radio 1 and www.rte.ie
Running from January 11 until February 5, the competition will culminate in a photographic exhibition in March at the National Botanic Gardens with the overall winner of the cash prize of €1000 announced live on air on The Today Show. Whether you're using a camera or a phone for your photograph we encourage you to use the highest possible resolution jpeg image to a maximum size of 150MB when you are submitting your entry.
🏆Make sure to enter for your chance to be part of a photographic exhibition at the National Botanic Gardens and win a cash prize of €1000.
For full details, visit: bit.ly/3iwFzbV ... See MoreSee Less
Kildare Integration Strategy Focus Group Meeting
📅 Thursday the 21st January
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