Get Your Voice Heard

1. Get Your Voice Heard Youth Workers Coffee Morning Dundalk 11am 22/02/2017

2. Introduction Who? • PPN replacesLouth Community and Voluntary Forum Why? How?

3. Why change - Legislation • Section 46 – Local Government Reform Act 2014 • Enables Local Authorities to consult and participate with local communities • Each Local Authority develops a framework for encouragment and support for Public Participation • Framework adopted by Louth County Council in December 2014

4. ? Are you a Community Group

5. The PPN Structure Yes . . . Where do I fit? 3 Key ways for the Community to Engage 1 2 Municipal Public Participation Network County Public Participation Network 3 Linkage Groups

6. PillarsWhere do you fit ?

7. PILLARS All Registered Groups in the County can attend. Groups are divided into 3 pillars. Social Inclusion Environment Community

8. Municipal PPN Dundalk Drogheda Ardee 1 Municipal Public Participation Network

9. Local Bodies Seeking Community Representation Linkage Groups Linkage Groups bring together all PPN groups who have a relevant interest or remit in a particular issue, regardless of which Municipal District or Pillar they belong to. For example: Youth, Older Persons, Community Safety, Environment, Social Inclusion 1 2 3 Municipal Public Participation Network County Public Participation Network Linkage Groups

10. Recap - PPN Membership • Member groups when joining the PPN at county level must opt to be part of one of three electoral colleges • *Environment *Social Inclusion *Community • One County Registerfor all Environment, Social Inclusion and Community/Voluntary Groups. • See www.louthppn.ie

11. Recap - Role of PPN • Main link for Local Authority to connect with the community, social inclusion and environmental sectors • Enable and support community groups to have their voices heard • Support community groups to participate in local policy and decision making bodies • Provide networking and training opportunities for local community groups

13. ? Have you registered with Louth PPN

14. LOUTH PPN WORKPLAN • 2017 WORKPLAN – SET OUT UNDER 3 GOALS • Facilitate participation and representation • Strengthen capacity of the PPN members and Groups • Information Sharing and Networking

15. Louth PPN Workplan 2017 • Goal 1: Facilitate Participation and Representation • Increase membership of PPN registered groups and target areas that are underrepresented. • PPN Meeting Schedule : • Secretariat (Min 6 per year) • Municipal District Meetings (2 per year) • Plenary Meetings (Min 2 per year) • PPN Reps Meeting (2 Per year) • - Hold Plenary and Elections for 5 PPN Secretariat Reps, and one PPN Rep to Louth Local Sports Partnership. • - Set up Linkage Groups - Possible Thematic Linkage Groups • Youth, Older people, Community safety, Environment, Social Inclusion

16. Louth PPN Workplan 2017 • Goal 2: Strengthen Capacity • - Training Needs analysis of PPN registered groups • - Organize Training sessions for PPN registered groups • - Louth PPN Community & Voluntary Awards Night

17. Louth PPN Workplan 2017 • Goal 3: Information sharing • - Conference in 2017 or 2018 • - Friday Communiqué, Website, Social Media

18. Youth Groups – Training needs • Training Needs – Youth Workers/Facilitators • Training Needs – Youth Groups

19. Contact • MARY CAPPLIS • LOUTH PPN RESOURCE WORKER • mary.capplis@louthcoco.iewww.louthppn.ie • 042 9335457