Presentations and Speeches

Presentations and Speeches

2009

Network Meeting, March:

Presentations from already integrated companies:

Shay Riordan, Manager, West Limerick Resources

Monica O'Malley, Manager, Longford Community Resources

Liz Canavan, Principal Officer, OMCYA: The Role of the OMCYA and The Childrens Services Committees

Claire O'Toole, Childcare Co-ordinator, South Kerry Development Partnership, Child Wellbeing: An Interagency Strategy for South Kerry

Supporting Documentation:

SKDP Learning Support Unit: Support for Parents and Children with ADD and ADHD

SKDP: Learning Support Unit for South Kerry

SKDP Child Wellbeing Committee: Summary of Interagency Report and Strategy 2008 – 2010

SKDP: Child Wellbeing Conference 2008 - Conference Flyer

Mr. Sexton Cahill, PLANET Chairperson: The current situation for PLANET as a Network

Dr. Deborah Ghate, Director, Centre for Effective Services: The Role of the CES and shaping the Next Local Development Programme

2008

Network Meeting, December:

Sinead Pentony, Pobal, LDSIP: Monitoring and Evaluation of successor programme

Mick Creedon, Manager, Ballymun Jobs Centre, The Challenge of Performance Measuring

Administrators Conference, September:

Andrew Nugent, The Pensions Board

Derek McKay, Director, Adare Human Resource Management, Work Life Balance

Avine McNally, Assistant Director, SFA: Critical Aspects of Employment Law

John Kelly, Information Section, National Employment Rights Authority, The Role of NERA

Cathal Gaffney, Director, Carraig Safety, SFA: Overview of Risk Assessments

Network Meeting, September:

Sarah Fleming, Development Worker, Healthy Food For All

Tim Meather, Co-ordinator, Economic Programmes, Paul Partnership. Limerick Food Partnership

Mark McDonald, Education Co-ordinator, Northside Partnership, Healthy Food Made Easy with Northside Partnership

Ian O'Flynn, Westmeath Volunteer Centre - Partnerships and Garda Vetting

Dermot Ryan, Director DHR Communications, Ruth Kelleher & Tara Clarke, ZINC Design Consultants - Rebranding and Repositioning Partnerships

Social Welfare Officers meeting, 4th September - "Back To Work Enterprise Allowance Scheme - A Rural Overview"

Dublin City Childcare Committee - Community Support Workers' Network, 12th June:

The Current work of PLANET - The Partnerships Network

Family Involvement in Education Launch, 12th June:

Siobhan Phillips & Anne Eustace, Report Consultants - Family Involvement in Education

Gabrielle O'Herlihy, Co-ordinator, Next Steps - Next Steps Project

Carmel O'Shea, National Parents Council - Primary

Noel Kelly, Northside Partnership - Preparing for Life

Kathy Ewing, Roscommon Partnership - High Scope Ireland

Karen Davidson - Life Start

Margaret Maher - Archways

Network Meeting, June:

Julie Smith, Combat Poverty Agency - Local Anti-Poverty Social Inclusion Strategy

Tina Roche, Chief Executive – Business in the Community Ireland

Yvonne McKenna, Chief Executive, Volunteer Centres Ireland: Community Development: Linkages and Partnerships

Network Meeting, March:

Dr. Paul Downes, Director, Educational Disadvantage Committee, St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra - Beyond Educational Disadvantage

Ms. Danielle Byrne, Programme Manager, Community Services Programme, Pobal - CSP 2008 Call

Dr. Tony Crooks, Outgoing CEO, Pobal - Reflections on Partnerships and Local Development 1991-2008

Tony Donohoe, Head of Social and Education Policy, IBEC - Business and local partnerships

Gerry Gunning, Executive Secretary, IFA National Rural Development Committee - Presentation

UCD Rural Development Diploma Course

Jacqui Sidney, PLANET: Introduction to PLANET (About Networks) & The Cohesion Process

2007

Network Meeting, December:

Breda Stewart, OAK Partnership – The Role of Partnership Employment Services in Creating an Inclusive Labour Market.
Elaine Harvey, Galway City Partnership – An LESN Co-Ordinator's Perspective.
Declan Brassil, Galway City Partnership – The Partnership and LESN in Galway City.
Gabriel O'Connell, Monaghan Partnership – Supported Employment Services.

Brian Carty, PLANET: Update from PLANET Future Planning Commitee

Jacqui Sidney, PLANET: Work undertaken to date re: The Community Childcare Subvention Scheme (CCSS)

Administrators Conference, September:

Ms. Avine McNally, Assistant Director, SFA: Critical Aspects of Employment Legislation
Ms. Avine McNally, Assistant Director, SFA: Unfair Dismissals Acts, 1977 – 2001

Network Meeting, September:

Heino Schonfeld, CECDE, 'SÍOLTA - The National Quality Framework'
Margaret Mulligan, Waterford Area Partnership - 'Child Wellbeing Consultation Process'
Community Development Policy Group - 'The Importance of ensuring Social Inclusion representation on your board'

Gerard Callan, Monaghan Partnership - 'Supporting Foreign Nationals in County Monaghan'
Marian Byrne, Pobal - 'Learning the Lessons to Inform the Future -The Social Inclusion Programme'

Maryann McGlynn, Drogheda Partnership - 'Q-mark & ETP, Trials and Tribulations'

Network Meeting, June:

The Role of Partnership Companies in supporting Volunteers - PLANET

Network Meeting, March:

'The Developmental Welfare State: the NESC Perspective', Dr. Rory O'Donnell

2006

Network Meeting, December:

'Family Involvement in Education' - Education & Training Policy Group -
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The role of Partnership Companies relating to Child Wellbeing' - Childrens’ Policy Group

'Critical Aspects of Employment Law' - Avine McNally, Small Firms Association

Administrators' Conference, September:

'Company Handbook' - Avine McNally, Small Firms Association

'Critical Aspects of Employment Law' - Avine McNally, Small Firms Association

Quality Management Systems

EIQA & Partnerships - Ian Carron, Business Development Director, EIQA

'Charities - and the Role of Revenue' - Gerry O’Flynn, Revenue Commissioners

15 Years of Local Area Partnerships - Conference

'Partnerships Post 2006 - Local Solutions to Local Problems'
1 day conference - 7th September 2006

Speakers' Presentations

Mr. Eamon O'Cuiv, Minister for Community, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs
also Press Release
Mr. Padraic White, Chairperson, Northside Partnership
Professor Charles Sabel, Columbia Law School, New York
Dr. Tony Crooks, CEO, POBAL
Dr. Rory O'Donnell, Director, National Economic & Social Council
Ms. Anna Lee, Manager, Tallaght Partnership

Workshop Presentations

Education - Ms. Margaret Maher, Clondalkin Partnership
Community Development - Mr. Pat Gates, Dublin Inner City Partnership
Early Childhood Development - Ms. Cathy Ewing, Roscommon
Employment Services - Ms. Fiona Nolan, Tesco Ireland
Rural Transport - Mr. John Pierce, South Kerry Partnership
Physical Infrastructure - Mr. John Butler, Dundalk Employment Partnership

Workshop Case Studies

Education - The Early Years Programme, Clondalkin Partnership
Community Development - Dublin Inner City Partnership
Early Childhood Development - The High/Scope Programme, Roscommon Partnership
Employment Services - Northside Partnership / Tesco Ireland
Rural Transport - South Kerry Partnership
Physical Infrastructure - Dundalk Enterprise Centre