DECLARATION OF SUPPORT FOR IRISH LOCAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES

to support leader and community groups

Experience is important and years of experience providing these programs should not be overlooked.

LEADER support is truly local support. If this is lost we lose yet another part of rural Ireland's community network.

WLP has been instrumental in the development of our Event. It has resulted in a very significant increase in local economic activity and also promoted the region internationally.

As a past director of one of these companies, the difference these funds made to the local community is still making a difference.

This service is vital for our communities

Its vital the LCD are retained in its present stuctures to deliver the LEADER and Local Community Dvelopment Programmes 2014-2020

It is vital that we retan our Local Develpment Companies

Gary Falconer A wonderful independent organisation which had been the life blood of community projects and businesses which otherwise would have never developed or occurred. Their approach is always positive and solution based. Thousands of projects both large and small have happened due to the established current local leadership personnel and structure which has evolved and to change this as we move out of this recession would Absolutely wrong . The knowledge, approach, people and route to these Established services is there and now more than ever should continue

Local Development Companies are a vital asset to the community and enterprise sectors in rural and urban areas. To reduce their role or importance would be detrimental particularly to rural communities. Extremely professional service delivery in East and south Cork

I believe that mid and others like it should stay as they are,for without them I would not have started up my own business and self sustaining instead of living off the dole and no prospects of a job,this country needs more enterprise like Monaghan integrated development and their dedicated staff,thank you.

our communities have already suffered losses with cuts to garda barracks and post offices. any weakening of LDCs is further erosion of local initiative and a step too far.

We need Local Development Companies and private enterprise to deliver services to our communities. Private enterprises are only interested in profit and not communities.

Secad were brilliant in assisting me in getting back to work on 2 occassions in the last 7 years. CV & interview techniques. Any friends or familiy I sent in have been thrilled with the expert knowledge base & the honest helpful attitude of all the staff has made the challenge of looking for work bareable.

We need to support these local developement companies that have been a great asset to Clare and the especially the local communities in East Clare

Secad were brilliant in assisting me in getting back to work on 2 occassions in the last 7 yeaars

The work of local development companies is vital for the stimulation and support of community initiatives throughout Ireland.

Keep it local

I wish the support the local Development Companies.

Why fix what is not broken