COUNTY DEVELOPMENT BOARD
ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT:
In April of 2002 the Strategy for Economic, Social & Cultural
Development was launched. This represented a major milestone
for the Kilkenny County Development Board. The County Development
Board consisting of 28 members representing local political
interests, local development interests, state agencies and social
partnership worked for two years on the preparation of this
strategy. This document represents a determined commitment on
behalf of the members of the board and their agencies to collaborate
in order to deliver on behalf of the citizens and communities
of County Kilkenny.
The full text of the document and also other matters regarding
the activity of the County Development Board are published on
its website www.kilkennycdb.ie
RAPID Programme
RAPID
IN KILKENNY:
Kilkenny was selected as one of Twenty towns around the country
have been selected for 
priority attention under Strand II of
the RAPID Programme. A Local Area Implementation Teams has
been established for the city. Plans, in consultation with
the relevant line Departments with responsibilities for various
programmes e.g. health, environment, education, etc. and with
the support of ADM Ltd., have been prepared prioritizing and
identifying specific issues and actions.
* The RAPID process co-ordinanted by the Kilkenny Local Authorities
in partnership with existing agencies and community groups,
is striving to identify real needs through community participation.
* RAPID is not about re-inventing the wheel but rather the
building on existing structures already successfully iniated
by agencies and community groups alike.
* RAPID continues to build on existing community structures,
and work closely with all of the community organizations.
The process is identifying and empowering communities with
and
no community structures to participate in the programme.
* With the enthusiasm and co-operation from the people in
RAPID areas A number of new 
community
resident / development associations have been assisted and
existing associations developed under
the RAPID process.
All new and existing residents associations are been facilitated
through the RAPID Process.
* The programme is facilitating newly established community
groups take an active role in
highlighting present issues within their communities and
looks at developing structured methods of bringing such issues
to
the table.
You can find further information on the programmes activities
on the Kilkenny County Council website or on www.rapidkilkenny.ie
The 1st phase of the RAPID community web-site has been
completed, and this can be found on the County Council website
under the RAPID link on the homepage :www.kilkennycoco.ie
Cultural Development
Please see the Arts
page.
