Dublin Inner City Partnership Annual Report 1999

Table of Contents

• INTRODUCTION
• ENTERPRISE CREATION AND DEVELOPMENT
• Pre-enterprise Support Services
• Commercial Enterprise.
• SERVICES FOR THE UNEMPLOYED
• Inner City Employment Service
• Employment Guidance
• FIT Programme
• Employment Liaison Officer
• EDUCATION AND TRAINING
• Preventative Education at Primary and Pre-school Level
• Preventative Education at Second Level
• Complementary Education & Training
• COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
• Community Infrastructure Research
• Community Regeneration
• Whole-time Jobs Initiative
• Art, Culture & Sport
• ENVIRONMENTAL AND INFRASTRUCTURE
• Infrastructure
• CHILDCARE
• Inner City Childcare Network
• After Schools Projects
• CO-OPERATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES
• PROGRESS ON EQUALITY
• SELF-EVALUATION AND REVIEW
• GENERAL ISSUES FOR THE FUTURE
• Appendix I Board Membership and Staff
• Appendix II Working Groups
• Appendix III DICP and Related Publications
• Appendix IV Contracted Organisations (1999)

1. Introduction

The completion of the programme of DICP's 1996-1999 Action Plan, Strategic Action for a Working City, combined with the conclusion of the Local Development Programme have made 1999 a highly significant year for inner city regeneration, laden with a variety of innovative community development initiatives, boosted by feedback from evaluations, and expectant with plans for the future.

It was a year not without its challenges however, and ongoing debates regarding the Whole-time Jobs Initiative, Community Employment, childcare and future funding options kept the DICP alert in terms of policy responses. The atmosphere at the year end was, overall, one of satisfaction with achievements to date, and anticipation about the dawn of the 21st century and the changing role of local development groups.

In terms of national policy, publication of the Government's National Development Plan in November provided much food for thought, promising a major commitment to social exclusion.

The Budget in December was criticised by social policy commentators for lowering tax bands in favour of two income families in a move that encourages mothers to work outside of the home, although it signally failed to adequately address the childcare issue, instead choosing to give token support through increased child benefit and small scale capital finance for service providers.

The year can also be characterised by an array of achievements of inner city groups supported by DICP.

The 'No High Rise' campaign continued throughout the year, mobilising small urban villages in the Docklands area to protest the new multi-storey developments that threaten to overshadow their neighbourhoods.

The Whole-time Jobs Initiative campaign witnessed a number of welcome changes, such as an extension for the first intake of workers until June 2000, a commitment to making secondary benefits available to workers and the opening of a consultation process with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

Infrastructural developments in inner city Dublin include the Smithfield regeneration by the Devey Group, significant because of its potential for providing local employment opportunities and overall rejuvenation of the historical area. In May, a new Docklands campus was formally announced by the National College of Ireland, the evolution of which could give rise to significant educational opportunities for inner city residents.

MACRO, an organisation providing community services in the north west inner city, was officially launched this year, while St. Andrew's Resource Centre marked the official opening of its new childcare facility.

The launch of the DICP 1997-1998 Progress report, 'Sustaining Community Regeneration', provided a colourful overview of the work local people have been carrying out in the area. The year also welcomed other DICP publications including a report on childcare needs in inner city Dublin and an evaluation of Community Employment Innovative Projects. Four area action plans were published by each of the quadrant networks, detailing specific needs for each locality over the coming years.

Perhaps of most significance for the DICP was the production of a first draft of its new Action Plan, covering the 2000-2006 period. The plan draws on the contributions of working group members and the local community throughout 1998 and 1999. Also important was the restructuring of DICP working groups and committees and reviewing membership and participation.

2. Enterprise Creation and Development

During the year the DICP underwent restructuring and as a result the agenda of the Enterprise Support Working Group was re-focused.

The DICP Enterprise Support Services were further supported by DICP matching funding with the Department of Social, Community & Family Affairs' for a Pilot Induction Programme for inner city clients commencing on the Departments Back To Work (Enterprise) Allowance Programme (formerly the Area Based Allowance).

The Dublin Employment Pact allocated resources to Connect to assist them complete their enterprise project on behalf of inner city long term unemployed residents. Resources are available to Connect via the DICP.

Pre-enterprise Support Services

During 1999 a total of 345 inner city long term unemployed residents registered on the Back To Work (Enterprise) Allowance Programme. The DICP commenced recording these placements using the ICES client Database System. Ongoing tracking of these clients by the DICP Service Providers will be a priority during 2000.

Methods to capture the ICES Pre-Enterprise outcomes are now being reviewed to ensure that all future actions are recorded accurately.

The joint evaluation by WRC Economic Consultants of clients of DICP and Northside Partnership pre-enterprise services is due for completion in February 2000. Eustace Patterson Consultants have been contracted to carry out an evaluation of 1999 activities.

Larkin Unemployed Centre

Pre-enterprise services in the Larkin Unemployed Centre this year assisted 310 clients and registered 153 people on the Back to Work (Enterprise) Allowance Programme.

The Pre-Enterprise Programme (training course) commenced in January 1999, and ran over the full year. It included modules in business accounts, marketing, and workshops on topics such as business meetings and progress reports. All course participants will progress onto the Back to Work (Enterprise) Allowance scheme, while some have already accessed enterprise grants and loans. Eighteen participants have either completed business plans or are in the process of doing so.

Fountain Resource Group

The Fountain Resource Group noted an increase in the number of clients seeking information about and availing of the Back to Work (Enterprise) Allowance in 1999. This has grown steadily from 37 registrations in 1996 to 192 in 1999.

They undertook a review of their client tracking system in order to be of greater assistance to the Department of Social, Community & Family Affairs. The service now contacts clients near the end of the first year of trading, which means that there is no duplication of tracking/interviews at the Employment Exchange.

The Tin Box Accounting course ran over six sessions, covering bank reconciliation, staff recruitment, income tax returns, VAT returns and funding applications. The course took place on FRG premises and had an average attendance of 5 people, all of whom confirmed they found it useful. Also in 1999 Fountain Resource Group produced a book that outlines details of a business plans, elementary bookkeeping and tax forms.

Commercial Enterprise

A commercial enterprise support service is available through Inner City Enterprise (ICE). During 1999, 90 clients were carried over from 1998, and ICE dealt with an additional 207 new enquiries, the majority of whom were under 40 years old and unemployed. Almost 90 per cent of all new enquiries were at pre-start development stage. ICE provided a total of 57,600 of direct financial assistance to clients and approximately 6,300 hours of advisory support. ICE assisted clients to access a further 64,000 in grant aid and loan finance approvals. During the year, 41 ICE clients progressed from pre-start to start-up phase and 16 progressed from start-up to viability. Associated new job creation by ICE assisted clients in 1999 totaled 70 full-time and 9 part-time jobs.

Throughout 1999, the Enterprise and Employment Coordinator worked closely with the Director & staff of ICE in addressing elements of the inner city enterprise support service provision including the operation of an integrated service. The main result of this work was the provision by the Partnership Board of funds in support of a comprehensive independent evaluation of ICE and its outcomes. TASC limited were appointed as evaluators of ICE. The report is due in March 2000.

Within the HARP Enterprise Sub Group discussions are ongoing regarding the development of the traditional local enterprise culture within the Markets Area.

Level of Demand

1. Pre-start - 182
2. Post Start-up - 25
3. Total Enquiries - 207

Progression

1. Pre-start to Start-up - 41
2. Start-up to Commercial Viability - 15

Associated Job Creation

1. Full-time Jobs - 70
2. Part-time Jobs - 9

3. Services for the Unemployed

The Employment Access Working Group was established during the year, in line with an overall restructuring of DICP working groups. The Working Group's main agenda item has been developing actions for inclusion in the forthcoming DICP Action Plan 2000-2006.

According to Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment figures, job placement rates for the Inner City Employment Service remain the highest of all Local Employment Service figures.

In November 1999, the Employment & Enterprise Coordinator was invited to deliver a presentation to stakeholders involved in the development of the Local Labour & Employment Initiative in Belfast's Gasworks area. The visit was arranged by the Chief Executive of the South Belfast Partnership Board. The Coordinator presented an overview of ICES to the Members of the Local Development Committee of Belfast City Council and met with key personnel within the State & community sectors to discuss the employment initiative. Prior to the Coordinators visit to Belfast a group from the area visited the ICES service in the St Andrews Resource Centre.

The Coordinator also attended the seventh annual Employment Week conference that took place in Brussels in November, focusing on the role local actors play in employment policy. The conference provides the opportunity to learn about employment initiatives and models of best practice in neighbour EU countries. Sessions covered the employment potential of the European Union, ways of assisting unemployed women back to work, promoting rural development and the role of national action plans in creating jobs. Irish representatives at the event included the DICP, FÁS, Dublin Corporation, Northside Partnership, Blanchardstown Local Employment Service, the Chamber of Commerce of Ireland, and the Mid West Regional Authority. The conference was planned with the co-operation of DGV European Commission and the European Parliament. A total of 928 people from EU member states participated.

Inner City Employment Service

The Inner City Employment Service (ICES) is the local employment service in the DICP area. In 1999, it operated from a base of five community centres.

• St Andrews Resource Centre
• Connolly Information Centre
• Inner City Renewal Group
• North West Inner City ICES Centre
• Larkin Unemployed Centre (Guidance only)

During 1999, the majority of ICES activities, placements and interventions were recorded on the Client Database system. Discussions are ongoing between ICES staff, FÁS IT personnel, LES Coordinators and the Dept. of Enterprise, Trade & Employment regarding updating the CDB to make it more user-friendly for the operators (ICES Managers, Guidance Personnel & Mediators). It is anticipated that this upgrading will take place by June 2000.

The FÁS HOLOS System was made available to the Coordinator during 1999. It provides the Partnership with the means to measure output against DICP/ICES annual targets. Also during the year the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment commenced to provide the DICP with monthly national LES placement figures for comparative purposes.

The 1999 Service Level Agreement (SLA) was re-designed in consultation with the ICES service providers to reflect more accurately the work of ICES and also to provide the Partnership with an agreed monitoring process to evaluate service outcomes. The four ICES Employment Centres are now operating within the Terms outlined in the 1999 SLA.

In November 1999, the Coordinator completed, on behalf of the Board, a formal monitoring of the four ICES Employment Centres. The monitoring process designed by the Coordinator was a Self Evaluation model. The information gathered during the monitoring informed the DICP SLA Monitoring Sub-Committee, and subsequently the DICP Board of the quantitative outcomes & qualitative procedures operated at local ICES level.

During January & February, Dr. Phyllis Murphy acted as ICES Consultant to assist the ICES Service Providers & their staff, along with the Coordinator, to define the ICES Mediator & Employment Guidance Advisor roles.

During the year, refurbishment was carried out to two ICES premises. Staff turnover during 1999 was high.

North West Inner City

The long-awaited relocation of the NWIC ICES Centre to new offices at 42 Manor Street took place in June 1999, while a number of staff changes occurred during the year, including the recruitment of an Employment Guidance Advisor and a Mediator. A Jobs Initiative worker joined the team as receptionist/secretary, and Mediator Aileen McDonnell resigned. There are currently ICES two mediator positions vacant.

Two hundred new job seekers registered with the centre, referred mainly through word of mouth, outreach activities and other local organisations. Eighty clients were placed in full-time jobs, 1 in part-time and 8 in temporary jobs.

Specific outreach and promotional activities included:

• Jobs Information Day in March at the Richmond Business Centre (in conjunction with HARP).
• Promotion of vacancies in Chief O'Neill's and CEOL.
• Presentation in April to retail employers from Henry Street/Mary Street at an event in the GPO.
• Presentation about ICES service to transition groups in Focus Ireland, and refugees and asylum seekers in Access Ireland.
• Information stands promoting NWIC ICES at launches and events.

The opening of Chief O'Neill's Hotel and the Ceol Music Bar, the first phase of the HARP development, represented a very significant and welcome employment opportunity for local people. Manor Street ICES Centre worked closely with The Devey Group to place locals in emerging jobs.

The Centre maintained good contact with employers who use the service on a regular basis to advertise vacancies. Evaluation of the service was conducted informally through feedback from clients. Staff also co-operated in a monitoring visit carried out by ICES Employment & Enterprise Coordinator towards the year end.

St. Andrew's Resource Centre

This year ICES in St. Andrew's Resource Centre registered 251 clients. Outreach activities included linking with local groups and the South East Network, statutory agencies, Community Training Workshops and advertising in local newspapers and magazines.

Employers continue to use us because we make satisfactory placements and because of the follow up after care which is beneficial to employer and employee. Unemployed people continue to use us because they are treated with respect at whatever level they are at.

St. Andrew's Resource Centres ICES uses interviews to gauge clients' level of satisfaction with service. Indications are that clients view the service positively, and many continue to return after many years. 'Word of mouth' accounts for a high proportion of new registrations. The registration form has been amended for 2000 onward. The service has produced a promotional brochure and a mission statement so that clients clearly understand the nature of the service and the level of support they can expect.

Inner City Renewal Group

The necessity of a Local Employment Service Centre committed to the provision of a quality service, that is client driven and professionally operated is borne bout in the socio-economic profile of this area. Many residents of the inner city have not seen the benefits of the much-lauded economic boom of recent years. The north-east inner city in addition to enduring high levels of multigenerational unemployment maintains characteristics that distinguish it from other areas of Dublin.

The major changes in the development of the ICES service operated by the ICRG related to staff turnover, including the appointment of a new Manager and Mediator and the resignation of two staff members. In September 1999, the ICRG was officially launched by the Taoiseach. All aspects of the service were examined and reforms made where necessary. Promotional work included improvements to the appearance of the building, distribution of an information leaflet, presentations to and follow up contact with local Jobs Initiative participants, an information stand in Cumberland Street Social Welfare office, and publication of an article in Dublin Corporation's newsletter. The ICRG was selected as a host organisation for an outreach clinic provided by the Refugee Information Service due to the significant refugee and asylum seeker population now developing in the area.

Plans for 2000 include working with Dublin Corporation on the implementation of local labour clauses in all major construction contracts in the area. The first initiatives in Construction Skills Traineeships are due to commence in February 2000, combining training and work experience for ICES clients in the FÁS training centre in Ballyfermot and on inner city construction sites. ICRG is also running a pre-apprenticeship course aimed at young people who have left the education system without formal qualifications, and will jointly sponsor a Job Club with Dublin Corporation IAP, pending assessment of similar clubs operating in the area.

Connolly Information Centre

Over the past 12 months, the Connolly Information Centre for the Unemployed has undergone a process of review and development, that, we hope, has resulted in a more effective and responsive service for our clients of the Inner City Employment Service.

All ICES staff in the Connolly Centre accessed training during 1999, and one of the Mediators undertook a Guidance course in Maynooth University. Staff also participated in training with TASC and commenced ECDL training in December 1999. They attended a number of workshops relevant to the work of ICES. All training was supported by the DICP.

In March, Connolly Centre offices in The Coombe were refurbished, resulting in new interview rooms and space for group information sessions for the ICES service. New Information Technology equipment was purchased, linked to the client database. The Centre produced an operational manual outlining local operational mechanisms.

Employer links have been strengthened, especially in relation to new developments such as the Iveagh Trust Market. An ICES Focus Group was developed in the south west inner city, aiming to bring together key players in the SWICN quadrant to develop an integrated response to long-term unemployment.

There are now five staff employed in the Connolly ICES Centre, including a new Employment guidance Advisor based on site. Mediator Janice Boylan left in January 1999, and Development Manager Phyllis Connolly resigned as of October 1999.

Employment Guidance

In February 1999, the Employment & Enterprise Coordinator outlined to the Board the proposed extension to the ICES employment guidance advisory service. This followed a consultative process facilitated by Dr. Phyllis Murphy on behalf of the DICP and its ICES service providers.

The outcome of the process resulted in the appointment of additional ICES practitioners in the St. Andrew's Resource Centre, the Connolly Information Centre and the North West Inner City ICES Centre in Manor Street. This means that there are now ICES Employment Guidance Advisors based in the three centres, working alongside other members of the ICES team. This was a much-needed strategic development by the DICP to complement the existing ICES services.

The lack of provision of a relevant and active ICES Employment Guidance Service within the north east quadrant remains a cause of concern. The comprehensive client service currently available within the remaining three ICES Quadrants cannot be reflected in the ICRG 1999 outcomes. The ICES Guidance Service for the north east inner city operating in the Larkin Centre did not renew the 1999 Service Level Agreement and, after protracted negotiations, opted out of the ICES Network in December 1999.

FIT Programme

The Fast-track to Information Technology (FIT) programme is a unique way of addressing the needs of both unemployed people and employers. It provides specially designed training for long-term unemployed people so that they can enter the IT industry. The Initiative is designed to meet the recruitment needs of the IT industry. ICES, like the other eight Dublin based Local Employment Service Networks, is part of the FIT Initiative launched in March 1999.

The Partnership agreed a FIT target of 50 participants on FIT Feeder training programmes during 1999. However, a query arose regarding the nature of aptitude testing for the initiative, which would have excluded ICES clients. It was decided that ICES would run a pre-FIT programme aimed a bring people to ECDL level. This will incorporating models to equip participants to gain entry to and participate fully in a FIT programme. The operation of FIT within the inner city is now further supported by the recently-recruited ICES Employment Liaison Officer.

Employment Liaison Officer

In November 1999 the Board approved additional resources for ICES to operate a pilot ICES Employer Liaison Service. This pilot, operating up until June 2000, is intended to support two initiatives in which ICES participates. These are the Fast-track to Information Technology (FIT) and Inner City Local Labour Clause initiatives.

The Employer Liaison Officer (ELO), Jim Hargis, supports each of the four ICES Employment Centres in providing additional and more intensive links with key stakeholders in the above two initiatives. The ELO is based in St. Andrew's Resource Centre ICES location but operates an inner-city wide ICES service.

The long-term benefits of this service will be to ensure that long-term unemployed inner city residents will have greater access to the local job opportunities which both these initiatives should provide.

4. Education and Training

During 1999 major changes in the DICP's educational strategy included the re-organisation of the Education & Training Working Group into two distinct working groups: Education Needs and Further Education. The first of these concentrates on issues related to pre-school, primary and secondary level and progression to third level, while the second focuses on adult basic and continuing education and training, youth training and mature access to third level.

Throughout the year, the Education Coordinator was involved in a good deal of networking at a national and local level, which included making presentations, planning a conference and preparing a response to the Green Paper on Adult Education.

A researcher has been contracted to carry out an educational mapping exercise, to chart the extent of resource in inner city Primary and Secondary schools. Findings are due by March 2000.

The Education Coordinator, Bernadette Sproule, resigned at the end of 1999, having accepted a new position with the CDVEC.

i) Preventative Education at Primary and Pre-school Level

Primary Schools Initiative

The highly successful Primary School Initiative continued to be active during the year. Two evaluations of the PSI were launched by Minister Noel Treacy, TD in April 1999. Among the conclusions reached in both reports were that the Initiative has acted as a catalyst, improving the morale and self-sufficiency in schools. Schools are active in the design, implementation and assessment of the programme. They have also built on the foundations of the PSI by introducing further activities that are not funded by the Partnership, such as a drama group for parents and drug awareness for parents and teachers.

The PSI is also in the early stages of developing new programmes for increasing achievement in the schools, in conjunction with the National College of Ireland.

The recently-established Parents' sub-group has organised a series of teacher/parent activities which take place between January and March 2000. The group is also examining the feasibility of setting up homework clubs in light of the Department of Education & Science confirmation of increased support for schools to enhance after-school activities and community involvement.

A Policy Issues sub-group was also established during the year. To date it has been engaged in researching the needs of schools. Findings will be prioritised and a series of meetings held to raise public awareness on the urgency of granting additional resources.

The Networking and Communication sub-group is organising a one-day seminar on the theme of 'Life Skills for Teachers' to take place in April 2000, while the Principals group has organised a series of one-day seminars in conjunction with facilitators from the Hibernian Insurance Group. A weekend seminar is also being organised for the management team from each school to examine management style.

Since Coordinator Brian Tubbert resigned at the end of August, the PSI Management Committee is overseeing the day to day operation of the initiative.

Plans for 2000 include the continuation of the process drama project, a music project that follows on from work carried out with the Arc centre, visits to the National Concert Hall, further development of the Therapeutic Counselling initiative, working with Drugs Bust, visits to alternative models of intervention and linking with the DISC project.

Therapeutic Counselling Service

The Therapeutic Counselling project, promoted by the PSI, has reached development stage with consultants, The Nurture Programme, currently researching precise levels of need and forming procedures for implementation of the project. Schools have been asked to participate in psychological assessment of students using the Achenbach testing system. Funding is being sought from a range of sources. Work is being carried out in co-operation with the Local Drugs Task Forces.

ii) Preventative Education at Second Level

Dublin Inner-city Schools Computerisation

The Dublin Inner-city Schools Computerisation (DISC) project was formally launched in February at a ceremony attended by An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.

Computers are an excellent tool with respect to engagement and confidence building measures in the younger generation apart from the benefits that accrue with respect to education, skills and employment. Computers can bemused in teaching in an interesting and dynamically interactive way which young people respond to more readily.

The initiative links the DICP, the Department of Education & Science, DIT through the National Centre for Technology in Education, Siemens Information and Communications and 20 inner city schools with a total of 336 teachers and almost 4,000 pupils. It aims to bring all participating schools to high specification multimedia capacity over three years, to develop relevant teacher training and integrate the use of computers into the teaching process.

During 1999, an advisory committee was established and work on the technical support centre was completed. Each of the three resource schools now has a network of 15 PCs, all of which can now access the Internet. Four post-primary schools made substantial improvements to their existing facilities. An additional 32 multimedia Pentium PCs and one laptop were purchased. A wide range of educational software was installed, overseen by software evaluation committees operating at primary and secondary level. Three summer IT skills training courses ran for 45 primary teachers, and 20 were teachers were trained to as tutors to deliver courses at primary and post-primary levels. Twelve training courses were organised for teachers between October and December. The DIT has agreed to issue a joint certificate to all teachers within DISC who complete Phase 1 and Phase 2 courses. Fifteen of the schools designed websites, and 2 newsletters were produced. The 9 post-primary schools in DISC are pursuing the idea of replicating the PSI at second level.

Objectives for 2000 include training for teachers, written software evaluations, investigation of the educational value of online resources, improved communication between schools with email and further development of school websites.

Dublin Schools Business Partnership

DICP continues to provide some funding for the Dublin Schools Business Partnership, a Dublin Chamber of Commerce initiative, that links Second Level schools with local employers. The Project Manager sits on the Education Needs Working Group and has been involved in drawing up measures for the Action Plan.

The overall objective of the project is to assist the self-development and employability of pupils in 11 designated disadvantaged schools by developing and supporting links between the schools and the business community and by organising special activities. Activities include training in interview skills, CV preparation, pupil visits to the workplace, talks on business-related subjects. Students have participated in Dale Carnegie communications for the past two years. Ulster Bank and Invesco GT participate in the mentoring programme that pairs selected pupils with a mentor. Approximately 50 pupils are involved.

Development plans from September 1999 to December 2000 include linking each school to a minimum of 4 participating businesses representing different employment sectors, and appointing a lead company to each school to work in partnership with them. Plans also include hosting at least one event that will bring together all of the participants including teachers, pupils, parents and business representatives and other inter-school initiatives. Ulster Bank have agreed to provide both financial and in-kind sponsorship to the DSBP for a three year period. Marks and Spencer (Ire.) Ltd. has also committed 20,000 per annum in sponsorship for a three year period.

DSBP is working with the DIT on a EU Youthstart funded motivation programme, called 'Pathways Through Education.' The programme aims to raise the self-esteem of all 1st year pupils from 3 inner city schools.

iii) Complementary Education & Training

During the year, a wide range of activities were undertaken in the area of further education. The annual directory of Adult and Community Education in Inner City Dublin was produced in co-operation with the CDVEC and distributed to all relevant groups in the area. The Education Coordinator worked closely with the ICES Coordinator on issues such as a pre-FIT programme, linkages with local CDVEC schools and liaison with FÁS around the development of pre-vocational training courses for specific groups.

Community Development

The graduation ceremony for the third Community Development and Leadership course run by Maynooth College took place in January 1999, while a new course, Community and Project Development, is commencing in UCD in 2000.

Youth Training

Funding was provided to the NCCCAP Community Training Workshop for staff and programme development to meet the changing profile of their trainees. Funding was also provided to sustain the literacy tutors network that was originally set up with DICP support.

Third Level Access

The DIT/DICP studentship scheme continues to support inner city students to access Third Level. Work has commenced with the Trinity Access Programme to identify ways of supporting inner city participants.

Dublin Adult Learning Centre

The Dublin Adult Learning Centre (DALC) was officially opened by the An Taoiseach on 26 April 1999. The centre, formerly the Dublin Literacy Scheme, aims to give all adults in the inner city the opportunity to become literate and numerate. This development was assisted by the DICP and the Department of Social, Community and Family Affairs, who together provided the funding for the purchase of the building. DICP has also funded the process of developing a strategic plan for DALC and works closely with them to help promote and expand literacy and basic education services within the inner city. The centre also published a new information pack outlining the innovative programmes it has developed to meet the varying needs of adults with literacy difficulties, and a Millennium Diary for adult learners.

National College of Ireland

The National College of Ireland and Bank of Ireland Group are jointly running a course for people from the Docklands community, with the aim of recruiting for jobs in the financial services sector. Up to 20 places were available on the Foundation Level Certificate course in Finance, Administration and Information Technology. The DICP joined the local community in voicing reservations about the location of course lectures the NCI Ranelagh campus, which would have represented a significant distance for low income inner city residents. Following on from this, course organisers agreed to base classes in St. Andrew's Resource Centre on Pearse Street. The course will run during the first half of 2000.

Special Needs Groups

Work with the Bridge project continued during the year, including the establishment of a CE scheme for Bridge participants (young people on probation) and Pathways participants (ex-offenders). The scheme provides childcare for young women on a training course in the Youthreach Transition Centre in Dominic Street.

Guidance

After consultation with the Further Education Working Group, a proposal was sent to the Department of Education and Science from the CDVEC/DICP/DALC for guidance provision for adult basic education learners in the inner city area. This proposal was successful in securing 128,000 over two years for a pilot project.

5. Community Development

Community Infrastructure Research

Following discussions in the Social Economy working group which highlighted a dearth of information regarding the type and range of services being provided at community level, it was decided to carry out large-scale research to establish the extent of community infrastructure. A number of tenders were received from consultants, but after consideration, it was felt to be more appropriate to carry out a preliminary small scale survey in order to indicate how best to proceed with a major study. To this end, a questionnaire was designed and administered in the winter months to community groups affiliated to the area networks. Over two hundred questionnaires were posted to groups, and follow up telephone calls were made to encourage participation in the survey. Over one hundred questionnaires were returned. Findings will be available in early 2000.

Community Regeneration

St. Teresa's Gardens Environmental and Employment Co-op

The St. Teresa's Gardens Combined Community Group held a planning day in February 1999 to prepare their proposal to the Dublin Employment Pact and Dublin Corporation. They were subsequently allocated funding by both organisations to operate an innovative environmental and employment project. The initiative will undertake a number of practical renewal tasks such as upgrading play areas, developing green space and gardens and setting up a social enterprise cooperative. They also aim to create employment opportunities for local people. Over 900 people living in St. Teresa's Gardens are expected to benefit from the regeneration initiative.

Community and Project Development Course

Preparatory work for the Community and Project Development Course took place during the year, and interviews took place in the DICP offices in December 1999. The course runs for a full year from January to December 2000, and takes place in Whitefriar Street Community Centre. There are twenty people taking part.

North West Inner City Women's Network

The DICP supports the co-ordination costs of the North West Inner City Women's Network, a community development organisation established in 1992 as a way of uniting local women in responding to issues that affect their lives. The network provides support, information, training and advice to all local women, and co-ordinates the development of women's groups in the north west inner city area. It also performs a lobbying role on local and national policy issues. To date, the network has either directly provided or referred women to the following training courses and activities:

• Community Development/Leadership training;
• committee skills;
• facilitation skills;
• group work;
• computer courses;
• Basic, Junior and Leaving Certificate English;
• Shiatzu and Relaxation;
• Social/Educational outings.

Priority issues for the next three years are

• violence against women,
• women's health and
• adequate childcare provision.

Plans for 2000 include

• the recruitment of a development worker,
• the development of a training programme, and
• organisation of workshops on topics such as
  • women's health,
  • women and violence, etc.

Whole-time Jobs Initiative

A number of issues have been resolved for Jobs Initiative workers during the year. For instance, all workers will have three full years on the initiative and time spent on JI will qualify for the Back to Work allowance. Workers are now entitled to receive Revenue Job Assist. Phase 1 workers, those recruited in 1996, were given a 6 month extension to June 2000. Some of the positions may be supported by the new Social Economy programme from 2000 onwards.

The Employment Network (TEN), managing Agent for the Jobs Initiative (JI) in the north east inner city, represents 41 voluntary organisations that between them employ 95 JI workers. All TEN workers have signed employment contracts, though the issue of redundancy entitlements remains unresolved. TEN has been active in meeting with statutory agencies and other Managing Agents around the implementation of recommendations contained within the evaluation of TEN by Eithne Fitzgerald and Brid Ingoldsby and has written to all projects requesting information on their Health and Safety procedures.

TEN is in the process of developing a strategy to mainstream 25 of the jobs. The organisation provides ongoing support for workers with training plans, support for job seeking skills, and information on personal support services. Objectives for 2000 include ensuring that no worker is made redundant at the end of their contracts and further developing the social economy in the local area.

Parishes Employment Network (PEN) is the Managing Agent for the north west inner city. Since being set up in 1996, 46 workers have been employed on the JI by PEN. Sixteen have since left (11 of whom went into employment), and there are currently 30 people employed in 8 projects in the quadrant.

In light of the likely finishing date of June for the majority of Phase One workers, PEN's objectives for the next six months include pre-employment training, liaison with ICES, and identification of suitable employment options for JI workers.

SWICN, managing agent in south west inner city area, notes that the JI has had a significant effect on local development, with 70 JI workers seconded to 32 local community projects engaged in the provision of a wide variety of services. During 1999, 67 workers participated in training courses, 19 of which were accredited. Five workers progressed into employment and one into further education. Project managers and workers were given ongoing support including the resolution of employment related issues with workers, managers and trade unions.

In September 1999, SWICN submitted a bid to FÁS for 50 Job Initiative positions and a new three-year contract was issued to the Managing Agent. Financial administration was reviewed in December. Career plans are being developed with workers, in consultation with project managers. Campaigning around the issue of retention of JI workers took place during the latter half of the year, including issuing press releases, developing worker profiles, and organising meetings.

Objectives for the 2000 include identification of progression routes for workers, implementation of a computerised accounting and wage system, and supporting local projects to mainstream JI positions and to commission an independent evaluation of the JI programme.

Art, Culture & Sport

The role of the Cultural Affairs Officer is to develop the Arts policy and practice within the overall policy and objectives of the Dublin Inner City Partnership. In order to achieve this, the post has been an integral element of the Ormond Multi-media Employment Programme with the emphasis on skills base training and job creation in the cultural and creative industries.

The Ormond Multi-media Employment Programme and Music Centre are twin operations with Community Employment Schemes with the emphasis on training and job placement in the media and arts industries. Approximately 60 people benefit indirectly from the programme. The services and initiatives benefit a broad range of groups and individuals throughout the inner city.

During 1999, the Cultural Affairs Officer was involved with the following initiatives:

• Establishment of the Renaissance Cultural Working Group for the inner city;
• Extension of Arts programmes from pilot area (north west inner city) to other quadrants, in particular the Marketown Music Collective programme which now operates in all inner city primary schools;
• Setting up a joint venture with Small/Medium Enterprise initiatives to capture markets in the creative industries which will create job opportunities for the inner city community (Dublin Film Office, Script to Screen, Ethnovision, Culture Card);
• 'Culture proofing' Integrated Area Plans and development of local arts centres in the four network areas;
• Further development of the Dublin/Liverpool twinning and the Celtic Rim Initiative (Dublin, Belfast, Glasgow, Liverpool and Cardiff), including work with the Institute of Popular Music in Liverpool on a cultural audit of HARP.

In September the inner city community was afforded the unique opportunity to speak out against racism in the locality through a multi-cultural sports festival. The highlight of the event was a soccer tournament involving teams from several different countries. Organisers, Sports Against Racism Ireland (SARI) staged the two day games in Bluecoat School, Blackhall Place. The tournament was sponsored by the Dublin Brewing Company.

SARI also carried out work with two teachers' unions, ASTI and INTO, to produce an educational pack and video on the theme of racism for use in schools.

The Dublin/Liverpool Community & Cultural Exchange produced a music CD on the theme of racism and other forms of discrimination. As part of the project, a city-wide song-writing competition was organised for pupils in Primary and Secondary schools in Dublin and Liverpool.

Ambitions for 2000 include the development of an inventory of arts groups in the inner city, source funding and secure position of the Dublin Cultural Renaissance 2000 group, complete documentary projects for the Dublin Film Office, negotiation on DIT Grangegorman, monitoring the expansion of the Marketown Music Collective.

6 Environmental and Infrastructure

Refurbishment Projects

Plans for the refurbishment of ICON premises at 21 Summerhill Parade changed during the year due to Dublin Corporation's rejuvenation strategy for the Summerhill area. Since then ICON has held several meetings with the Manager of the North East Inner City Integrated Area Plan in relation to providing alternative premises. The new ICON premises are located on Buckingham Street.

St. Catherine's Combined Communities Group, an umbrella organisation for residents and tenants groups in the south west inner city, continued work on multi-purpose sports and residential facility at the site of the former Wills Factory, Marrowbone Lane. In 1999, the design for the Centre and Foyer was finalised and planning permission granted. The former factory was demolished during the year and archaeological survey carried out. Construction now due to commence in June 2000 to take place over an estimated 18 months. The current estimated cost of the overall development is 6.7 million.

An additional 320,000 in capital funding was secured from the Young People's Facilities and Services Fund. The St. Catherine's Group remains on track in raising the necessary funding to equip the facility when completed. The group is also involved in addressing the drugs problem locally by supporting activities for young people.

Infrastructure

Each of the four area networks operating in the inner city launched an Action Plan in 1999, outlining needs of each quadrant over the coming years. Networks were supported by the DICP in undertaking research for the plans, publication and launch.

SWICN

SWICN launched its area action plan for 1999-2006, called 'Critical Perspectives and Agenda for Action'. The objectives of the south west inner city network are to enable local people have a choice in what happens to them, to create awareness of issues and promote appropriate actions to support member organisations. The network carried out the first community analysis of St. James's Hospital Accident and Emergency service, a draft of which is now available.

Examples of SWICN activities during 1999 include:

Educational research to ascertain the needs of local people and establish courses available locally; A study called 'towards the transformation of a community'; Established Childcare Subgroup; Produced Directory of courses for CE workers; Developed network of providers prepared to take CE workers on placement; Secured funding to deliver training supports to childcare workers. Involved in Drugs Awareness Forum.

Plans for 2000 include commissioning an independent evaluation.

SEN

South East Network launched their Action Plan in November, 'Reclaiming the Spirit: Putting our community back on the agenda' which covers a five year period. Research for the plan was undertaken by Community Technical Aid between July and October 1999, relying heavily on a consultation process of community forums.

The Network participated in a planning weekend in November, facilitated by the DICP, that aimed to develop priorities and set objectives for the coming year.

The DICP and Combat Poverty supported SEN to organise four seminars on housing. The first of these took place in 1999 in St. Andrew's Resource Centre, entitled, the Bricks and Mortar of Housing in the Docklands. The remaining three take place in 2000, and a report will be available.

The Network was involved in the No High Rise campaign that ran during the year, supporting local 'urban villages' in their protest against new high rise developments that threaten to overshadow their communities.

SEN and St. Andrew's Resource Centre are being jointly funded from the Young People's Facilities and Services fund to employ two full time youth workers for three years. It is envisaged that 150,000 will be required over the three year period. The Ringsend and Irishtown areas were awarded 180,000 to operate a youth project for three years.

ICON

Inner City Organisations Network, the network for the north east quadrant, finalised their action plan and continued working on priorities identified at the ICON seminar in October 1998, particularly in the areas of education, drugs and human rights.

A memorial committee has secured funding to locate a permanent memorial to the people who have died from drug related problems. Funding has also been secured for the establishment of a Community Policing Forum.

Following an ICON seminar regarding the establishment of an Education Task Force for the area, a proposal was submitted to the Department of Education and Science, though an outcome is still pending.

ICON worked closely with the Association of Refugees and Asylum Seekers (ARASI) to stage a Millennium Food Festival in Liberty Hall in November, and has set up multi-cultural working group to deal with issues such as racism and social integration.

The annual switching on of the Christmas Tree lights took place in December in commemoration of people who have died of drug related overdoses.

The network recruited a development worker in September 1999. ICON is represented on the Dublin Docklands Development Authority, the Corporation's Integrated Area Plan, The Employment Network, local Drugs Task Force, and City Clinic drug treatment centre.

North West Inner City Network

(Report due in)

Published area action plan, 'Meeting the Challenge' in June 1999.

Organised Steering Group Planning Day to look at structures of working groups and the Network in general.

The Coordinator is represented on the HARP Steering Committee, DICP Working Groups and the Boards of Community Technical Aid and the Citizens Information Development Project.

Ballybough Redevelopment Action Group

The Ballybough Redevelopment Action Group (BRAG) held a participatory planning day in January to develop a funding proposal for a Community Projects officer. Funding was secured from Dublin Corporation and the DICP.

St. Agathas Youth Development Group

St. Agathas Youth Development Group was awarded joint funding from the DICP and the Dublin Docklands Development Authority to provide capacity training for its Management Committee.

Ringsend & District Community Centre

Ringsend and District Community Centre has secured funds from both the DICP and the Docklands Development Authority for the first phase of renovations. Construction work should commence in 2000.

7. Childcare

Inner City Childcare Network

The Inner City Childcare Network continued to develop during the year, concentrating on preparatory work for the employment of a Childcare Consultant to develop a childcare strategy for the inner city, and on preparing measures for inclusion in the forthcoming DICP Action Plan.

Minister Frank Fahey launched the network's report, 'Supporting Parents, Valuing Children,' in April 1999 and a training day for local childcare workers was held in June.

A plan has been drawn up outlining the use of the an additional 45,000 allocated by the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform for childcare measures. These funds are to be used prior to June 2000. They will finance the employment of a Childcare Consultant, training, research and publication costs for an inner city database and feasibility studies for developing childcare facilities.

After Schools Projects

The Education Coordinator was involved in facilitating the development of links between the Community After Schools Project (CASP) and the Larkin Community College for mentoring after-school pupils. Some funding was provided from the ESF childcare budget for training of second level mentors.

St. Andrew's Resource Centre officially opened its new childcare facility during the year, at a ceremony attended by President Mary McAleese.

The DICP participated in national Childcare Census organised by ADM by helping to source data collectors.

An evaluation of the pilot childcare subsidy operated by the DICP in 1997-98 was completed, showing how it had impacted positively on unemployed parents, the difficulties associated with running such a subsidy, and ways in which it could be improved if mainstreamed.

8. Co-operation with Other Agencies

The DICP works very closely with a wide range of statutory agencies, many of whom are represented on the Board and Working Groups. During the year, the working group structure was revised and new strategies were developed in line with a changing economic climate and client profile. Over one hundred people representing all sectors are active in the working group structure.

The DICP has maintained and developed formal links to external groups, such as the Integrated Services Process, Primary Schools Initiative, Quadnet, Dublin Inner-city Schools Computerisation Project, Historic Area Rejuvenation Project, Inner City Employment Service Chairs, Network Liaison Group and the Inner City Childcare Network. DICP staff also work with PLANET, the Department of Social, Community & Family Affairs, FÁS, Dublin Corporation, the CDVEC, the Dublin Docklands Development Authority.

Three public representatives were invited to join the DICP Board at the request of Minister for Local Development, Mr. Chris Flood TD These are Councillors Royston Brady, Joe Costello and Catherine Byrne.

9. Progress on Equality

The DICP is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, participation, and outcome and each of its strategies conforms to this equality theme. Equality is viewed broadly as relating not only to gender, but also to issues of ethnicity, disability, membership of the Travelling community, age, etc. A draft equality policy has been prepared subject to Board approval. A number of activities took place in 1999 that specifically promote equality and combat discrimination.

A major sports tournament, Sports Against Racism Ireland (SARI) was organised with the support of the Inner City Cultural Affairs Officer, with the aim of using sport to integrate people from different ethnic backgrounds. The event took in September, involving teams from Bosnia, Somalia, Congo, Angola, Irish Travellers Movement and the Garda Siochana.

In December 1999, the DICP Board approved funding for a pilot anti-racism programme for inner city primary schools, being run in conjunction with the Garda Siochana Neighbourhood Policing Unit in Pearse Street.

DICP supports co-ordination costs for the North West Inner City Women's Network, and liaises with a successful Men's Group operating in Connolly Information Centre. Members are involved in wide range of educational activities, including the Trinity Access Programme and accredited courses in Warrenmount Education Centre and CAFÉ.

The north west inner city hopes to establish a similar support group structure for men, to complement its women's network activities, and is in the preliminary stages of a feasibility study for such a group.

Childcare continues to play a major role in combating inequality. The Childcare Network has taken lead responsibility in developing standards, encouraging participation in the network and promoting training.

ICON, one of the DICP-supported area networks, jointly hosted a Millennium Food Festival in November with the Association for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Ireland (ARASI). The festival, which took place in Liberty Hall, featured the national cuisine of over 40 different countries and provided an opportunity for people from different ethnic backgrounds to meet and learn about each other's culture.

The Enterprise & Employment Coordinator works with a number of inner city projects for clients with special needs. These include programmes for recovering drug users, people with literacy problems, refugees, unemployed clients with HIV, and ex-offenders.

Enterprise development remains an area of gender imbalance, with the majority of Back to Work (Enterprise) Allowance recipients (79%) being male. Commercial Enterprise services continue to note an imbalance with regard to the gender of new entrepreneurs, in 1999 the ratio was approximately 3:1, in spite of a special campaign promoting increased female participation. It is a subject that DICP and enterprise staff are tracking however, and it is hoped that participation figures will gradually balance out.

10. Self-evaluation and Review

In addition to the regular internal review and reporting practices, a good deal of progress was made during the year with regard to an overall review of DICP activities and future role. This was partly in preparation for the new Action Plan, which requiring returning to previous plans and evaluating outcomes.

The DICP itself has undergone major changes during this period, particularly in the restructuring of its committees and working groups, which required more focused terms of reference. Local representatives have joined the Board. Membership of working groups has also been re-evaluated and expanded. During this time intensive effort has been expended on research and consultation in preparation for the 2000-2006 DICP Action Plan. A draft has been circulated to all Board and Working Group members.

Four specific strategies have been developed to enable the DICP to deliver on the promise of its Action Plan. These are Community Regeneration, Educational Disadvantage, Enterprise & Employment and Community Infrastructure.

A staff planning day was held in March to assist with review and help forward planning. The DICP held a Board Review Day in April 1999 with the purpose of reviewing progress to date and identifying priority areas for future work. A second review day was held in September.

A case study, 'Documenting the Review Process' was produced for ADM towards the end of the year. The document also sets out the terms of reference for the employment of an external consultant to qualitatively review DICP actions in 2000.

A number of reports were published during year, which serve to promote the partnership and also contribute to accountability and transparency.

In May An Taoiseach launched the 1997-1998 DICP progress report, entitled Sustaining Community Regeneration'. The report highlights that 15,000 people have directly benefited from DICP-related activities and countless others have indirectly experienced the advantages of inner city regeneration during the two years.

The year also welcomed the launch of other DICP publications including a report on childcare needs in inner city Dublin launched by the Inner City Childcare Network at a ceremony attended by Minister Frank Fahey, TD, Department of Health & Children.

A number of reports and submissions on the Whole-time Jobs Initiative were produced during the year, feeding into a campaign to protect the welfare of workers and the quality of community services.

Baseline Data reports for the DICP area, the four inner city quadrants and Dublin County Borough were produced by Gamma Limited, based largely on 1996 Census of Population data.

An evaluation of CE Innovative Projects in the inner city, entitled, Partners in Social Integration was launched by Minister Chris Flood in the St. Nicholas of Myra Parish Centre in May.

Two evaluations of Primary Schools Initiative were launched at a ceremony attended by Minister Noel Treacy.

The DICP newsletter, Partnership Agenda, was published over the summer and distributed to 1,200 people, including local community activists, statutory organisations and politicians.

A report by Yeates, Byrne, & Rush, The Whole-Time Jobs Initiative: Processes of Exclusion and Integration, was completed in March. This research was jointly funded by the Combat Poverty Agency and the DICP.

An investment proposal for an Information Technology Support Unit based in the inner city has been completed. Funding for the pilot phase of this venture is being sought.

The DICP Director addressed a seminar in Barcelona on the implementation of social clauses in the EU.

WRC Research Consultants are carrying out joint DICP/Northside Partnership research. The study, The Unemployed and Self Employment Building the Case for the Next Millennium, evaluates pre-enterprise support services.

Two resignations affected the DICP at the end of 1999, those of Independent Chair, Mark Hely-Hutchinson who retired, and Education Coordinator Bernadette Sproule who resigned to accept a new position with the CDVEC. DICP is in the process of seeking a new Chair and recruiting a new Education Coordinator

Board membership was also revised in light of new working group structure. Three local representatives were invited to sit on the Board.

11. General Issues for the Future

Now that the DICP action plan 1996-2000, 'Strategic Action for a Working City', has been successfully completed, the Partnership is in the process defining its future role in light of the current economic climate and client profile. Issues affecting the inner city at present include a continuing high rate of long-term unemployment in certain urban black-spots, a housing crisis that shows no real sign of ameliorating in the near future, a chronic opiate abuse problem and a growing population of refugees and asylum seekers living in the community, for whom the necessary range of services and supports have not yet been developed.

Issues requiring priority attention in 2000 include the protection of the welfare and work options of Whole-time Jobs Initiative workers whose contracts are due to end in June 2000.

Changes to both the JI and the CE programmes will impact on inner city residents who are employed on the programmes, and on residents who use the services provided by 'scheme workers'. The DICP will be active in monitoring the introduction of the Social Economy positions, announced by the Tanaiste, Mary Harney, in July 1999. The DICP will also monitor changes to the Local Employment Service, such as the potential move under the administrative authority of FÁS.

The ongoing concerns of ICE regarding the lack of availability, within the inner city area, of affordable incubation space for inner city entrepreneurs continues to be a major concern.

The main focus of work for the upcoming months is, however, the production of the six year strategic action plan, and a three year implementation plan .

Objectives for 2000 include the increased emphasis on addressing the information deficit of local groups and improving communication, recruitment of a Childcare Consultant, commissioning an external consultant to carry out a review of DICP activities, replacement of DICP Chairperson and Education Coordinator, and resolution of Jobs Initiative campaign.

Appendix I Board Membership and Staff

DICP Board

• Independent Chairperson Mr. Mark Hely-Hutchinson (resigned as of January 2000)
• DIC P Mr. David Connolly, Director, DICP
• Trade Union
  • Ms. Maria Tyrrell, Coordinator, The Larkin Unemployed Centre (ICTU)
  • Mr. Des Bonass, Dublin Trades Council
  • Ms. Rhona McSweeney, Adult Education Section, Department of Education & Science (ICTU)
• Statutory
  • Mr. Fergus McCabe, National Drugs Strategy Team
  • Mr. Gerry Folan, Dublin Corporation
  • Mr. Nessan Vaughan, FÁS
  • Mr. Peter Coyne, Dublin Docklands Development Authority
  • Mr. Pat Shiel, Social Inclusion Unit, Department of Education & Science

Community

• Inner City Organisations Network (North East Inner City )
  • Ms. Pauline Kane, North City Centre Community Action Project
  • Mr. Seanie Lambe, Inner City Renewal Group
• South West Inner City Network
  • Mr. James Boylan, Merchants' Quay Project
  • Ms. Alice Davis, South Inner City Community Development Association
• South East Network
  • Ms. Betty Ashe, St. Andrews Resource Centre
  • Ms. Frances Corr, South East Network
• North West Inner City Network
  • Ms. Carmel Brien, Gateway Project
• Private Sector
  • Ms. Evelyn Fitzpatrick, Marks & Spencer (Ireland) Limited
• Councillors
  • Cllr. Royston Brady, (FF)
  • Cllr. Joe Costello, (Lab)
  • Cllr. Catherine Byrne, (FG)

Resignations during 1999

• Mr. Pat Corcoran, Dept. of Social, Community and Family Affairs
• Mr. David Booth, CERT
• Ms. Teresa Rooney, South East Network
• Ms. Deirdre O'Keeffe,
• Mr. Michael King, Liberties College

DICP Staff

• Director Mr. David Connolly Administrator
• Ms. Bernadette Berry Education Coordinator
• Ms. Bernadette Sproule (resigned as of December 1999) Employment & Enterprise Coordinator
• Mr. Peter Nolan Receptionist
• Ms. Cecilia McMullan Community Regeneration Worker
• Mr. Patrick Gates Partnership Development Worker
• Ms. Emer Coveney

Appendix II Working Groups

Community Gain

• Mr. Patrick Gates, DICP
• Mr. Seanie Lambe, ICRG
• Ms. Helen Maher, ICON
• Mr. John Gallagher, SWICN
• Mr. Evan Moore, SWICN
• Mr. Noel Coogan, NWICN
• Ms. Bernie McLoughlin, An Síol
• Ms. Maria Tyrrell, Larkin Centre
• Mr. Dermot Ryan, IAP Unit, Dublin Corporation
• Mr. Ken McCue, Cultural Exchange
• Mr. Andre Lyder, St. Catherine's Combined
• Ms. Josephine Henry, CTA
• Mr. Alan Curtis, SEN
• Ms. Betty Ashe, St. Andrew's Resource Centre
• Ms. Frances Corr, SEN
• Ms. Celine Graham, MACRO
• Mr. Jim Lee, Dublin Corporation
• Ms. Bernie Walsh, Sunflower Recycling

Education Needs

• Ms. Bernadette Sproule, DICP
• Mr. Michael King, Liberties College
• Mr. Tommy Cooke, DIT
• Mr. Michael Doyle, School Attendance Committee
• Mr. Diarmuid O'Driscoll, Neighbourhood Youth Project
• Mr. Colm O'Ceallachain, Department of Education and Science
• Ms. Kris Taylor, SWICN
• Ms. Alice Davis, SICCDA
• Mr. Paul Hendricks, Life Centre
• Ms. Anna Dangerfield, National College of Ireland
• Ms. Bernie Kelly, Connolly Childcare Centre
• Mr. John Caul, Central Model Senior School

Enterprise Support

• Mr. Peter Nolan, DICP
• Ms. Evanne Kilmurray, ICE
• Mr. Pat Murphy, Larkin Centre
• Mr. Monty Tinsley, Fountain Resource Centre
• Ms. Kate Brophy, SWICN
• Mr. Ken Price, SPADE Enterprise Centre
• Mr. Gerard Macken, Dublin City Enterprise Board
• Mr. Ronnie McCullough, DSCFA
• Mr. Pat Fitzsimons, FÁS
• Mr. Eamonn Brady, ICE
• Mr. Robert Finan, Larkin Centre

Social Integration

• Mr. Patrick Gates, DICP
• Ms. Helen Maher, ICON
• Ms. Liz Riches, NIC Drugs Task Force
• Ms. Fidelma Bonass, EHB
• Ms. Fidelma Twomey, SWICN
• Mr. Rory Murphy, CWO

Further Education

• Ms. Bernadette Sproule, DICP
• Mr. Denis Ward, Stoneybatter CTW
• Ms. Marie Harding, LYCS Adult Education
• Ms. Carmel Brien, Gateway Project
• Ms. Mary Rose O'Connor, Liberties College
• Mr. Fran Crowell, Ringsend Technical Institute
• Ms. Bernie Walsh, Sunflower Project
• Ms. Kathleen Ingoldsby, Ringsend Technical Institute
• Ms. Rena Cody, Mercy Family Centre
• Mr. Chris Heffernan, Youthreach Transition Centre
• Mr. Shea Nolan, FÁS
• Ms. Valerie Fogarty, St. Andrew's Resource Centre
• Ms. Pauline Kane, NCCCAP
• Ms. Ann Flannery, Larkin Centre
• Ms. Mary Maher, DALC

Employment Access

• Mr. Peter Nolan, DICP
• Mr. Jim Hargis, ICES Quadnet
• Ms. Cora Foley, Bridge Project
• Mr. Charles O'Connor, FÁS
• Ms. Margaret Lovatt, FÁS
• Ms. Linda Curran, Interact Ireland
• Ms. Elaine Mulvaney, Connolly Information Centre/ICES
• Mr. Columba O'Connor/Ms. Frances Sands, DALC
• Ms. Ruth Lawlor, ICRG/ICES
• Mr. Noel McNamara, NWIC/ICES
• Ms. Betty Ashe, St. Andrew's Resource Centre/ICES
• Ms. Liz Cassidy, Integra Programme
• Ms. Barbara Bewley, ICES Mediators

Social Economy

• Mr. Patrick Gates, DICP
• Ms. Audrey Kauffman, Ringsend Community Centre
• Ms. Alice Griffin, SWICN
• Ms. Mary Mulligan, Energy Action
• Mr. Jim Hargis, St. Andrew's Resource Centre
• Mr. Des Mahon, PEN
• Mr. Evan Moore, SWICN
• Ms. Angela McEvoy, Focus Ireland
• Ms. Helen Maher, ICON
• Ms. Barbara Joyce, Ringsend Community Centre
• Mr. Niall Behan, TEN
• Mr. Noel Coogan, NWICN
• Mr. Larry Byrne, MACRO
• Mr. Tony Monks, INOU
• Mr. Joe Tunney, FÁS
• Mr. Frank Hayes, NAD
• Mr. Paul Johnston, SWA

Other groups:

• Executive Committee Service Level Agreement
• Monitoring Committee Social Economy/CE Monitoring
• Inner City Childcare Network
• PSI Management Group
• ICES Management
  • Ms. Elaine Boland, St. Andrew's Resource Centre
  • Mr. Seanie Lambe, ICRG
  • Mr. James Boylan, Merchants' Quay Project
  • Mr. Pat Corcoran, DSCFA
  • Ms. Elaine Mulvaney, Connolly Information Centre
  • Ms. Maria Tyrrell, Larkin Centre
  • Mr. Gerry Folan, Dublin Corporation
  • Mr. Monty Tinsley, Fountain Resource Group
  • Mr. Fergus McCabe, National Drugs Strategy Team
  • Mr. Pat Shiel, Department of Education & Science
  • Mr. Jimmy Kinahan, Connect

Integrated Planning

• Mr. David Connolly, DICP

(Not active at present)

Appendix III DICP and Related Publications

• Boldt, Scott (1999) Evaluation of the Primary Schools Initiative.
• Brudell, Paula (1999) Critical Perspective & Agenda for Action: SWICN Action Plan 1999-2006. Dublin: SWICN.
• CDVEC and DICP, (1999) Adult and Community Education in Inner City Dublin: A Guide. Dublin: Authors.
• Community Technical Aid (1999) ICON Area Action Plan.
• Community Technical Aid (1999) Reclaiming the Spirit: Putting our community back on the agenda. South East Network Area Action Plan.
• DICP & FÁS (1999) Partners in Social Integration: Experiences from Community Employment Innovative Projects in Dublin's Inner City (based on research carried out by Paula Brudell).
• DICP (1998) Preventative Education Case Study. Evaluation of the Primary Schools Initiative.
• DICP (1999) Pilot Childcare Subsidy Internal Evaluation, Dublin: Author.
• DICP (1999) Education News Sheet: information leaflet for educational conference.
• DICP (1999) January to June Progress Report 1999.
• DICP (1999) Partnership Agenda, Network newsletter, Vol. 1 No. 1, Summer 1999.
• DICP (1999) Position paper to develop a childcare strategy for the inner city (presented to December 1999 Board meeting).
• DICP (1999) Safeguarding the 1000 Workers Jobs on the Whole-time Jobs Initiative: Report on a seminar held in Marino Institute of Education 23 March 1999. Dublin: Author.
• DICP (1999) Strategies to Influence National Policy: Mainstreaming Case Study.
• DICP (1999) Supporting Parents, Valuing Children: towards a quality childcare service in inner city Dublin (based on research carried out by Paula Brudell).
• DICP (1999) Sustaining Community Regeneration: Progress Report 1997-1998. Dublin: Author.
• DICP (1999) The Whole-Time Jobs Initiative: Processes of Exclusion and Integration SUMMARY REPORT.
• DICP (1999) Whole-Time Jobs Initiative: Report on the seminar held on 25 November 1999.
• DICP (1999), Annual Report 1998.
• DICP (2000) Action Plan 2000-2006 (forthcoming).
• DICP (2000) Documenting the Review Process: Strategic Review Case Study.
• DICP (2000) Partnership Agenda, Network Newsletter. Vol. 1. No. 1, Spring 2000 (forthcoming).
• DICP (2000) Quadrant Networks Brochure. Produced by four inner city networks.
• Fitzgerald, Eithne and Ingoldsby, Brid (1999) Evaluation of the Employment Network and the Whole time Jobs Initiative. Dublin. The Employment Network.
• North West Inner City Area Network (1999) Meeting the Challenge, Dublin: Author.
• Rourke, Stephen and Kenny, Brian (1999) Meeting the Challenge, Area Action Plan 1999-2004, North West Inner City Area Network. Dublin: NWICN.
• The Nurture Programme (1999) Feasibility Study Concerning the Proposed Introduction of a Therapeutic/Counselling Service to 16 Schools Participating in the Primary Schools' Initiative. Dublin: DICP.
• Yeates, N., Byrne, A. and Rush, M. (1999) The Whole-Time Jobs Initiative: Processes of Exclusion and Integration. Dublin: DICP.
• The DICP has also published a number of articles with local newspapers and journals, e.g. in The Liffey Voice, Community Workers Co-operative publication, and Dublin Corporation newsletter.

Appendix IV Contracted Organisations (1999)

1. Community After School Project (CASP), Irene Boucher, Tel 8366364, Fax 8363832, 57 Amiens Street, Dublin 1, caspr@iol.ie
2. Connolly Information Centre/ICES, Elaine Mulvaney , Tel 4530803, Fax 4540091, 80-82 The Coombe, Dublin 8.
3. DISC Dublin Inner City Schools Computerisation Project, Tony Brady, 402 4392, Dublin Institute of Technology, 40-41 Lower Sean McDermott Street, Dublin 1
4. Dublin Adult Learning Centre (DALC) Mary Maher , Tel 8743251 , fax 8364755, 3 Mountjoy Square, Dublin 1
5. Dublin Arts Office , Ken McCue , Tel 8735077, fax 8735078, 1st Floor, 4 Great Strand Street, Dublin 1 , dublinarts@ireland.com
6. Dublin Institute of Technology , Tommy Cooke , tel 402 3000 , 30 Upper Pembroke Street, Dublin 2.
7. Dublin Schools Business Partnership, Paul O'Halloran , tel 613 0805 , Dublin Chamber of Commerce, 7 Clare Street, Dublin 2
8. Fountain Resource Group , Monty Tinsley , tel 4532936, fax 4733117, The Presbytery, James's Street, Dublin 8. frg@iol.ie
9. Inner City Cultural Affairs Officer , Ken McCue, tel 873 5077, 4 Great Strand Street, Dublin 1
10. Inner City Enterprise , Evanne Kilmurray , tel 8364073, fax 8363742, 56 Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin 1
11. Inner City Organisations Network, Helen Maher , tel 8366890, fax 8554705, 51 Amiens Street, Dublin 1. iconet@iol.ie
12. Inner City Renewal Group/ICES, Seanie Lambe , tel 8557207, fax 8554705, 57 Amiens Street, Dublin 1 icrg@iol.ie ,
13. Larkin Unemployed Centre,Maria Tyrrell , tel 8365544, fax 8366819 , 57-58 North Strand Road, Dublin 3. info@larkinctr.com www.larkinctr.com
14. Larry Byrne , tel 8727054, fax 8720052, 22 Beresford Street, Dublin 7.
15. North West Inner City/ICES,Noel McNamara , tel 8686333, fax 8686339, 42 Manor Street, Dublin 7. nwic@iol.ie
16. North West Inner City Network , Noel Coogan, tel 6174847, fax 6771558, Spade Centre, North King Street, Dublin 7. nwic@indigo.ie
17. North West Inner City Women's Network , Valerie O'Carroll, tel 6717284 , fax 6772175, 19 Manor Street, Dublin 7.
18. Parishes Employment Network,Des McMahon , tel 6707585 , fax 6772175, 19 Manor Street, Dublin 7.
19. Phoenix Project , Mary Dempsey, Tel 8381260. Fax 8381644, 26 Rear North Circular Road, Dublin 7
20. Pigeon House Trust , tel 6600786 ,fax 6600783, The Workshop, Pigeon House Power Station, Pegion House Road, Dublin 4.
21. Primary Schools Initiative , Des Mahon
22. Ringsend and District Community Centre ,Barbara Joyce, tel 6604789 , Community Centre, Thorncastle Street, Ringsend, Dublin 4
23. Nell Carley , tel 4536098, fax 4540745 ,90 Meath Street, Dublin 8
24. South East Network, Alan Curtis , tel 6771930, fax 6715734, 114-116 Pearse Street, Dublin 2
25. South West Inner City Network, Evan Moore, tel 473 2141 , fax 4731604,14 Carman's Hall, Dublin 8. swicn@ireland.com
26. St. Andrew's Resource Centre/ICES, Betty Ashe, tell 6771930, fax 6715734, 114-116 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, stand@connect.ie http://www.connect.ie.users/stand/
27. St. Catherine's Combined Communities Group , Andre Lyder , tel 453 7247,Unit 8, Cork Street Business Centre, 107 Cork Street, Dublin 8.
28. SWICN Whole-time Jobs Initiative ,Alice Griffen ,tel 473 2141, fax 4731604,Carmans Court, 14 Carmans Hall, Dublin 8.
29. Temple Bar Properties, Emer Campion, tel 677 2255, Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
30. The Employment Network, Niall Behan, tel 8364777, fax 8365252,Bayview House, 49 North Strand Road, Dublin 3. ten@gofree.indigo.ie

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