Local Community Development Committee (LCDC)

Introduction
The report on local government - Putting People First – An Action Programme for Effective Local Government – Oct 2012, - envisaged a range of reforms including an enhanced role for local government in community development. This enhanced role for the Council in community development was provided for in the Local Government Reform Act 2014 which was enacted on 1st June 2014 and included for the establishment of Local Community Development Committees in each Local Authority Area. Regulations and Guidance have also being issued by the Department of Housing, Planning, Community & Local Government (DHPCLG) in respect of these LCDC’s. The Longford LCDC was formally established on 30th June 2014.
Membership of the LCDC
The membership of the LCDC and the mechanism for selecting these members is prescribed in the legislation and guidance. This membership comprise a range of statutory and non-statutory socio-economic partners drawn from the Councils administrative area. The LCDC membership is constituted so as to ensure an appropriate representational balance between public and private interests, while also facilitating an appropriate mix across the broad range of sectors across the county.
LCDC Membership 2023
Contact for the LCDC
Longford LCDC is supported by a team of Council staff, led by a Chief Officer.
Chief Officer: Ciaran Murphy
Senior Executive Officer, Community Development, Longford County Council, Aras an Chontae, Great Water Street, Longford.
Email: lcdc@longfordcoco.ie
Tel: (043) 334 3506
General Queries: Laura McPhillips/Michelle Shanley
Email:lcdc@longfordcoco.ie
Tel: (043) 334 3307
Role
The LCDC is a committee of the Council and its primary role is to develop, co-ordinate and implement a coherent and integrated approach to local and community development. The primary work of the LCDC to date has been in advancing the following initiatives:
LCDC Meetings
In general the LCDC meets every 2 months and the business of the meeting is transacted in accordance with adopted Standing Orders.
Equality & Human Rights- The Public Sector Duty
Section 42 of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 places a positive duty on public sector bodies to have regard to eliminate discrimination, promote equality and protect human rights in their daily work.
Longford LCDC has devised and adopted an Equality & Human Rights Statement.
This statement serves as a means to address our obligations under the Irish Human Rights Equality and Commission Act 2014 to have regard to the need to eliminate discrimination, promote equality of opportunity, and protect human rights in carrying out our functions.
The Statement reflects our shared commitment to equality and human rights. This encompasses the grounds covered in the equality legislation of gender, civil status, family status, age, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion and membership of the Traveller community, as well as socio-economic status.