Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, and Minister of State, Joe O’Brien, have opened a new Civic Forum for dialogue between the Community and Voluntary Sector and the State.
The Irish Senior Citizens Parliament were pleased to participate in this key event bringing together community activists from local regional and national level.
The Civic Forum is designed to fulfil government commitments to strengthen social dialogue and progress civic participation. Participants will hear examples of this from an international and national perspective and will share their own perspectives on promoting greater participation in public policy making.
At this first such event the attendees will shape the role that the Civic Forum can play and the contribution that it can make to creating better public policy.
Addressing delegates at the launch of the Civic Forum at the Aviva Stadium, the Taoiseach highlighted the essential role played by the community and voluntary sector in Irish society.
This model of engagement with the community and voluntary sector, is in line with the five-year strategy; “Sustainable, Inclusive and Empowered Communities”. The model will be led by the Department of Rural and Community Development and will support open dialogue and increase collaboration with the sector.
> First national dialogue forum explores how to strengthen public participation in policy making
> 130 delegates from community and voluntary and state sectors attend event at the Aviva Stadium
> A new model of engagement will bolster dialogue and further engage community representatives
The Civic Forum is designed to fulfil government commitments to strengthen social dialogue and progress civic participation. Participants will hear examples of this from an international and national perspective and will share their own perspectives on promoting greater participation in public policy making.
At this first such event the attendees will shape the role that the Civic Forum can play and the contribution that it can make to creating better public policy.
At the launch of the Civic Forum at the Aviva Stadium, the Taoiseach highlighted the essential role played by the community and voluntary sector in Irish society.
Inputs from the Community Platform, County Councils, The Wheel, Partnership Companies and OECD contributed to the thinking on the day and informed the discussion groups.