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The South Cork Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) – a Committee of Cork County Council – is confirmed as the new LEADER Local Action Group (LAG) for South Cork and the programme officially commenced on the 1st December 2016. The new group – branded “LEADER South Cork” – manages the allocation of €3.8 million in LEADER funding across South Cork for the period 2016-2020.
In addition Cork County Council is providing a supplementary Community Development Initiative Fund of €1m to support the LEADER programme which brings the total funding available to communities in South Cork to € 4.8 million. The programme is being rolled out by a consortium of the South Cork LAG and the four incumbent local development companies operating in the South Cork Council division namely; Avondhu-Blackwater Partnership, IRD Duhallow, Údarás na Gaeltachta and SECAD.
The LEADER Programme supports local and community projects across a diverse range of themes including; Rural tourism, enterprise development, rural towns, access to broadband, basic services targeted at hard-to-reach communities, rural youth, protection and sustainable use of water resources, protection and improvement of local biodiversity, and development of renewable energy.
The programme is co-financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development.
Members of the newly formed LAG include;
| Name | Organisation |
| Cllr Michael Hegarty (Chair) | Cork County Council |
| Cllr Cathal Rasmussen (Vice-Chair) | Cork County Council |
| Cllr Ger Keohane | Cork County Council |
| Cllr Marcia D’Alton | Cork County Council |
| Mr. Declan Daly | Divisional Manager Cork County Council |
| Mr Sean O’Sullivan | South Cork LEO, |
| Mr. Dónal Ó Liatháin | Údarás na Gaeltachta |
| Ms. Maria Hurley, | Department of Social Protection |
| Mr. John Fitzgibbons, | Cork ETB |
| Mr. Ryan Howard, | SECAD |
| Ms. Maura Walsh | IRD Duhallow, |
| Mr. Sean Hegarty, | Avondhu/Blackwater Development |
| Mr. Peter Dineen, | PPN |
| Mr. Martin O’Brien | PPN |
| Ms Mary O’ Leary | Environmental Pillar |
| Mr. Conor Healy | Business Pillar |
| Mr Jimmy Hosford, | Agricultural Pillar |
| Mr. Brian Williams | Youth Pillar |
| Mr. Michael Delaney | Civic Society |
