Social Inclusion

In the National Development Plan, Development Boards are given a key role in delivering 40 social inclusion measures. These measures are listed in Appendix I. This role will be reflected in the detailed Operational Programmes to be issued shortly. The tasks of Development Boards are listed as:

Work towards and formulate an agreed strategy for economic, social and cultural development;
Develop a vision at local level to encompass the various local and sectoral plans;
Provide focus for co-operation in the work of the various agencies, promote co-ordination and avoid overlap;
Maximise effectiveness of spending programmes and projects at local level
It is the Board's responsibility to accomplish these tasks over the next four and a half years.