COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM / TEMPLEOGUE / FIRHOUSE / BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

MOTION NO.9

MOTION: Councillor E. Murphy

That this Area Committee strongly advocates by writing to Dublin Rural Leader that they revise their funding areas to include the Edmondstown Electoral Division which is currently excluded.

REPORT:

LEADER is a community-led approach to local development funded through Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan 2023 – 2027. The 2023-2027 LEADER Programme can fund the following enterprise types; Green Economy, Agricultural Diversification, Rural Tourism & Recreation, Innovative Enterprise Development, Rural Food Production and Social, Community & Cooperative Enterprises. Funding is available for all rural areas. For the purposes of the LEADER programme in Ireland, rural areas are defined as all parts of Ireland with the exception of the areas within the boundaries of the five main cities of Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Waterford and Galway.

Dublin Rural LEADER is the Local Action Group (LAG) responsible for delivering the LEADER programme in rural parts of County Dublin. LAGs are community-led governance structures made up of public, private, and community stakeholders. They are tasked with designing and implementing Local Development Strategies tailored to the specific needs of their areas.

Request for Inclusion of Edmondstown ED:

Given the rural character and geographic location of the Edmondstown Electoral Division, a request for its inclusion in the Dublin Rural LEADER area could be made to Dublin Rural Leader for consideration by the LAG and the Department of Rural Community & Development.