Area Implementation Teams were established in New Ross and Wexford to develop a plan for their areas. This was done by bringing together local State Agency personnel (Health Board, Local Authority, VEC, Dept of Social, & Family Affairs, FÁS, etc) the local Partnership Companies and residents of the local community. Proposals from these plans are approved by the SIM (Social Inclusion Monitoring) group of the CDB and forwarded to ADM Ltd (Area Development Management Ltd.) for dissemination to Government Departments.

Regular reports are submitted to ADM by Government Departments and SIM groups on the implementation of the Programme.

Strand II of the RAPID Programme, the provincial towns strand, was launched in February 2002. Lead responsibility for Strand II of the Programme transferred to the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs from the Department of Environment and Local Government in July 2002.

Twenty towns around the country have been selected for priority attention under Strand II of the Programme. Local area implementation teams have been established. Plans, in consultation with the relevant line Departments with responsibilities for various programmes e.g. health, housing, education, etc. and with the support of ADM Ltd., have been prepared, please find RAPID Plans for New Ross and Wexford below. These initial plans were submitted to the National Co-ordinator in ADM Ltd. in July 2003.

New Ross

Wexford

A regional RAPID website has been established called www.rapidsoutheast.ie where you can find further information on the RAPID programmes and how you can get involved.

Also contact:

Carolyne Godkin, RAPID Coordinator, Wexford, Phone: 053-9166944
or
Anthony Bailey, RAPID Coordinator, New Ross, Phone: 051 9176709 for further information.