Review 2006 - 2008 Action Plan 2009 - 2012 - Dublin.ie
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<strong>Dublin</strong> City Development Board // <strong>Rev<strong>ie</strong>w</strong> <strong>2006</strong> – <strong>2008</strong> | 24<br />
<strong>Plan</strong>s have now been completed under the following themes:<br />
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Health<br />
Community Safety and Anti Social behaviour<br />
Family Support<br />
Physical Environment<br />
Education<br />
Dates for the completion of plans on the Youth Support and Employment and Training themes<br />
have yet to be announced.<br />
Community Support Budget <strong>2009</strong><br />
Submissions for Community Support Budgets <strong>2009</strong> were delivered to POBAL on the 27th<br />
February <strong>2009</strong>. The maximum allocation has fallen from €16,300 last year to €9,200 for <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Allocations have not yet been confirmed by POBAL.<br />
Sports Capital Top-Up Funding<br />
Projects selected by the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism for funding under the <strong>2008</strong><br />
Sports Capital Programme (funded by the National Lottery) were announced in July <strong>2008</strong>. The<br />
Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs has now allocated additional funding to<br />
successful projects located in or serving RAPID areas.<br />
Organisations receiving top-ups are as follows:<br />
Organisation Rapid Area Amount of top up<br />
DCC – Kildonan Park Finglas €75,000<br />
DCC – Centre of Excellence North West Inner City €175,000<br />
DCC – Lower Rathmines Road South East Inner City €300,000<br />
DCC – St Theresa’s Gardens South Inner City €42,000<br />
Commercial Rowing Club South West Inner City €112,500<br />
This year will see the introduction of a “sunset clause” whereby the RAPID top-up element of the<br />
funding must be drawn down within two years of the original date of allocation. If it is not drawn<br />
down within this period, it will be forfeited.<br />
Dormant Accounts<br />
A large number of applications were received by each RAPID Area for funding under Dormant<br />
Accounts. The closing date for this was the 27th February <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Funding <strong>2009</strong><br />
Due to the economic downturn the availability of funding under the RAPID programme for <strong>2009</strong><br />
remains uncertain.<br />
All areas submitted applications under the Physical Environment Improvement Scheme <strong>2009</strong> by<br />
the closing date of the 30th January <strong>2009</strong>. Quer<strong>ie</strong>s have been raised by POBAL on a number<br />
of these projects, most of which relate to boundary issues. The boundar<strong>ie</strong>s are currently being<br />
examined by the Department and new boundary lines are expected by the middle of May.<br />
Community Forum<br />
The <strong>Dublin</strong> Community Forum has, over the past two years, been considering a ser<strong>ie</strong>s of<br />
proposals around growth and best practice. In 2007 Unique Perspectives was commissioned<br />
to undertake an appraisal of the Community Forum. The main aims of this appraisal were<br />
to explore how the Forum was operating; to rev<strong>ie</strong>w the involvement and the engagement of<br />
the membership; to rev<strong>ie</strong>w Forum structures, including Focus Groups and representation<br />
mechanisms, to identify future opportunit<strong>ie</strong>s and to inform a strategy for the future.