boyle local area plan 2012 - 2018 - Roscommon County Council
boyle local area plan 2012 - 2018 - Roscommon County Council
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PART II: DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR <strong>2012</strong> – <strong>2018</strong> & BEYOND Chapter 4: Social & Community Facilities<br />
Photo 20: Abbey Community College – PLC Centre /<br />
Boyle VTOS Centre<br />
4.2.4 Social Inclusion & Disability<br />
Due to inadequate income and other resources people<br />
may be excluded and marginalised from participating in<br />
activities, which are considered the norm for other<br />
people in society. Social inclusion refers to a series of<br />
positive actions to achieve equality of access to services<br />
and goods, to assist all individuals to participate in their<br />
community and society, to encourage the contribution of<br />
all persons to social and cultural life, and to be aware of<br />
and to challenge all forms of discrimination. The<br />
provision of facilities such as childcare, health and social<br />
infrastructure is fundamental to establishing communities<br />
and promoting quality of life, social inclusion and<br />
sustainable settlements. Adequate provision should be<br />
made for sport, recreational and other public amenities in<br />
Boyle.<br />
<strong>Roscommon</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Council</strong>'s Social Inclusion Unit<br />
has been developed in partnership with all sections of<br />
the <strong>local</strong> authority. Its role is to support and facilitate<br />
Social Inclusion activities and policies across the entire<br />
range of <strong>local</strong> authority activities. By establishing a<br />
Social Inclusion Unit, <strong>Roscommon</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Council</strong><br />
aims to broaden the role of the <strong>Council</strong> in tacking social<br />
exclusion and poverty in <strong>County</strong> <strong>Roscommon</strong> and to<br />
more fully integrate it into the entire work of the<br />
organisation.<br />
4.2.5 Childcare Provision<br />
Early Childhood Care and Education is an important<br />
service for both parents and their children. It enables<br />
parents to access education, employment and can also<br />
give them opportunities to engage in social activities.<br />
Early Childhood is a key stage in children’s lives. The<br />
need to develop and expand social infrastructure such as<br />
childcare provision which supports the lifecycle needs of<br />
people working and living in the county, is a priority of<br />
<strong>Roscommon</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Council</strong>.<br />
In 2011 there were 1822 children in Early Childhood<br />
Care and Education services throughout the <strong>County</strong>, in<br />
29 community services and 28 private services which are<br />
categorised into sessional, part-time and full-time day<br />
care in private and community services. There are also<br />
approximately 37 After-school services, 18 Parent and<br />
Toddler groups and 39 childminders known to<br />
<strong>Roscommon</strong> <strong>County</strong> Childcare Committee in the county.<br />
Childcare in Boyle is currently provided through 7<br />
Early Childhood Care and Education services. Boyle<br />
Social Services Pre-School and Tangier Tots are<br />
situated within Boyle town. All others are situated<br />
within the wider Electoral District of Boyle. There are a<br />
number of Childminding services in the Boyle Electoral<br />
District. RCC consulted with the <strong>Roscommon</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />
Childcare Committee and the above information is<br />
accurate as per November 2011. Further information on<br />
all of the Early Childhood Care and Education services<br />
can be found in <strong>Roscommon</strong> <strong>County</strong> Childcare<br />
Committee’s 2011 publication ‘The Development of the<br />
Early Childhood Care & Education in <strong>County</strong><br />
<strong>Roscommon</strong>, including a Directory of Services’.<br />
4.2.6 Health<br />
Responsibility for the provision of health-care facilities<br />
within <strong>County</strong> <strong>Roscommon</strong> lies with a number of public,<br />
voluntary and private agencies. The Health Service<br />
Executive is the primary agency responsible for<br />
delivering health and personal social services. The Health<br />
Centre in Boyle is located on Elphin Street.<br />
<strong>Roscommon</strong> <strong>County</strong> Hospital is located in <strong>Roscommon</strong><br />
town, 44km from Boyle Town. A medical, surgical,<br />
psychiatric, geriatric and coronary service is available<br />
together with an accident and emergency unit at the<br />
hospital. Sligo Hospital, Swinford Hospital in <strong>County</strong><br />
Mayo and St. Patrick’s Hospital in Carrick-on-Shannon<br />
are also situated in relatively close proximity to Boyle.<br />
There are currently two nursing homes situated in Boyle.<br />
The Sacred Heart Home (Elderly Hospital) in<br />
<strong>Roscommon</strong> Town is 44km from Boyle.<br />
4.2.7 Fire Service<br />
The National Directorate for Fire and Emergency<br />
Management is the body primarily charged with the<br />
responsibility of giving advice to the public on fire<br />
safety matters. The protection of life, property and the<br />
environment by the efficient and effective prevention<br />
and control of fires and other emergencies form the main<br />
objectives of the Fire Service. <strong>Roscommon</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />
<strong>Council</strong> maintains six brigades: Castlerea, Elphin,<br />
<strong>Roscommon</strong>, Boyle, Ballaghaderreen and Strokestown.<br />
In addition, Athlone Town <strong>Council</strong> provides the service,<br />
by Agreement, in the Southern part of the <strong>County</strong>. The<br />
headquarters for the <strong>County</strong> Fire Service is provided at<br />
<strong>Roscommon</strong> Fire Station. Boyle fire station was built in<br />
1994 and is situated on Marion Road.<br />
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