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The Office

Overview and Functions

Better Local Government - A Programme for Change published by the Department of Environment and Local Government in 1996 paved the way for major changes within the County Council Structure - one such change was the establishment of the Office of Community and Enterprise.

Rita McNulty was appointed as the Director of Community and Enterprise in 2007 to play a pivotal role in the integration process between Sligo Local Authorities and Local Development Agencies, Community and Voluntary Organisations, State Agencies operating within the County

The importance of community development to the economic and social progress of Sligo’s towns and villages and rural communities can scarcely be overstated. Sligo County Council, through the activities of the Community and Enterprise office based in the Development Centre, Cleveragh Road, acknowledges the vital role that communities play in their own development and prosperity.

Functions

  • The Office of Community and Enterprise provides the secretariat to the County Development Board and the Sligo Community Forum
  • The Office of Community and Enterprise co-ordinated the development of the ‘Integrated Economic, Social and Cultural Strategy for County Sligo 2002-12’
  • The Community and Enterprise Office manages and administers the Urban and Village Renewal Programme, Burial Ground and Spaces, the Community and Voluntary Grant Scheme and the Tidy Towns Grant Scheme.
  • The Office of Community and Enterprise attained and administered the R.A.P.I.D Programme for five Cluster Areas in Sligo Borough
  • The Office of Community and Enterprise co-ordinated the responses for the Clár Programme
  • The Office of Community and Enterprise established the County Council led Task Force during 2002 and administers Measures 3.3 and 3.4 of the Peace 11 programme to build better communities and improve rural communities.
  • The Office of Community & Enterprise continues to represent Sligo County Council in the promotion and development of Sports and Recreation Activity, Tourism, Social Inclusion and Rural Development
  • The Office of Community & Enterprise participated in the CDB Gender Equality Programme along with five other County Development Board’s
  • The Office of Community & Enterprise completed a number of research projects including the Sligo Atlas and Profile, Rural Transport Audit, Community Funding Directory.
  • The Office of Community and Enterprise participated in a number of co-ordinated submissions
  • The Office of Community and Enterprise has been involved in the development the One Stop Shop in Tubbercurry

The Staff of the Community and Enterprise Office, Cleveragh Road include:

  • Rita McNulty, Director of Community and Enterprise, Arts and Cultural Services and Environment
  • Aisling Smyth, Administrative Officer
  • Gabriel Browne, Administrative Officer
  • Dolores McDonagh, Acting Administrative Officer
  • Pamela Andison, RAPID Co-ordinator
  • Bridie Sweeney, Peace III Development Officer
  • Devona Finnegan, Acting Assistant Staff Officer
  • Maura Marren, Staff Officer
  • Siobhan Gillen
  • Kevin Love, Executive Technician
  • Ann Conlon, Technician
  • Michael Carty, Senior Executive Engineer
  • Catherine Brennan, Community Forum
  • Geraldine Timlin, Project Officer



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