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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, May 14, 2007

MOTION No. 15

MOTION: Councillor E. Tuffy

That this Council notes that Minister Eamon O'Cuiv announced during last summer that the RAPID Programme is being extended to Ballyfermot, believes that the South West Clondalkin area should be included in the Programme and requests the Manager to write to the Minister to convey the Council's views to him.

REPORT:

The RAPID Programme in South Dublin County has, since its inception in 2001 engaged in cross-agency collaboration in order to formulate and deliver an area based strategy directly addressing the needs of the RAPID areas in West Tallaght and North Clondalkin . The four RAPID areas for the County were selected by the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs but did not include South West Clondalkin.  

It is important to note that RAPID is a cross-agency programme designed to enhance and compliment existing services at a local level.  RAPID does not replace services already being delivered by various agencies including this Council, Health Services Executive, Garda Siochana, Co Dublin VEC, FÁS and the Department of Social & Family Affairs. The RAPID Area Implementation Teams for both Tallaght and Clondalkin which are comprised of representatives of the aforementioned agencies together with representatives of Local Development organisations and community representatives have since the inception of RAPID, met on a regular basis in an effort to progress elements contained in the RAPID Plans, within available resources.  

Ballyfermot was not considered for designation as a RAPID area in 2001 as at that time the area was the subject of an Urban Initiative Programme but it was indicated that the matter would be revisited on the expiration of this programme. It was on completion of this Urban Initiative Programme that the decision was taken to extend RAPID status to the Ballyfermot area to continue the impetus created by that Urban Programme. 

If the motion is passed the matter will be referred to the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Mr. Eamon O'cuiv for his attention.