SWARE Knowledge Exchange Session: Governance

Programme of the Knowledge Exchange Session (KES) in County Tipperary

Day 1: May 22nd 2017, Monday

12:00-13:00

• Welcome by Councillor Siobhán Ambrose, Cathaoirleach of Tipperary County Council
• Briefing on KES Programme, by Michael Moroney, Head of Strategic Projects Unit, Tipperary County Council

13:00-14:00

• Travel by bus to Civic Offices, Nenagh, County Tipperary

14:00-14:20

• Profile of County Tipperary and Tipperary County Council, by Ger Walsh, Senior Executive Officer, Corporate Services, Tipperary County Council (www.tipperarycoco.ie) 

14:20-15:00

• Tipperary Public Participation Network: A formal structure/arrangement for bottom-up/community stakeholder involvement in local decision-making

15:00-15:30

• Break

15:30-16:15

• Lough Derg Marketing Group: A model of multi-level stakeholder participation, by Margaret O’Sullivan, Co-ordinator, Lough Derg Marketing Group

16:15-17:00

• The County Development Plan: A tool for effective spatial governance, by Nuala O’Connell, Senior Executive Planner, Tipperary County Council

17:00-17:30

• The reintroduction of white-tailed sea eagles to Lough Derg: involving the public in the project

Day 2: May 23rd 2017, Tuesday

9:30-10:00

• Travel by bus to Cabragh Wetlands Interpretive Centre

10:00-10:30

• Cabragh Wetlands Interpretive Centre: A successful example of biodiversity management, by Michael Long, Manager, Cabragh Wetlands Trust (www.cabraghwetlands.ie)

10:30-11:00

• River Suir Heritage Audits: Local involvement in data collection, by Róisín O’Grady, Heritage Officer, Tipperary County Council

11:00-11:45

• Break

11:45-12:30

• From the Green & Blue Futures Project to River Suir Blueway: Collaboration with local communities, by Valerie Connolly, Co-ordinator, Tipperary Sports Partnership

12:30-13:30

• Break

13:30-14:30

• Travel by bus to Clonmel

14:30-15:30

• The Local Authority Waters and Communities Office (LAWCO): a new approach to engaging local communities and promoting public participation in the management of our water environment, by Fran Igoe, Regional Coordinator, Local Authority Waters and Communities Office (www.lawco.ie)

15:30-16:45

• Walkaround on River Suir Blueway and view the new Canoe Slalom Course (weather permitting) with Valerie Connolly, Co-ordinator, Tipperary Sports Partnership

Day 3: May 24th 2017, Wednesday

9:30-9:45

• Plenary Session: Review of Days 1 & 2 

9:45-11:30

• Parallel Workshops/Stakeholder Exchange Sessions:

- Topic 1: Data collection and monitoring: stakeholder participation, facilitated by Róisín O’Grady, Heritage Officer, Tipperary County Council

- Topic 2: Fostering stakeholder involvement in public/policy-making structures, facilitated by Michael Moroney, Head of Strategic Projects Unit, Tipperary County Council

- Topic 3: Investing in green/blue infrastructure to promote sustainable socio-economic activity at local level, facilitated by Valerie Connolly, Co-ordinator, Tipperary Sports Partnership

11:30-12:00

• Break

12:00-12:45

• Plenary Session: Feedback from Parallel Workshops/Stakeholder Exchange Sessions, discussion and agree KES Statement of Outcomes

12:45-13:00

• Closing Addresses by Tipperary County Council and SWARE Lead Partner