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Monaghan County Council has officially launched its second Local Economic and Community Plan (LECP) 2023-2029. The plan sets out A Vision for Monaghan to continue to be an attractive and welcoming County with vibrant communities and a diverse economy, built around wellbeing, innovation, prosperity, and sustainability.
Monaghan LECP 2023-2029 sets out 6 ambitious High-Level Goals which were developed following extensive public consultation and builds on the foundations of the first LECP 2016-2021 but also takes into consideration emerging issues. This plan is the result of collaborative efforts involving local communities, individuals, businesses and other key stakeholders throughout the county.
Councillor Cathy Bennett Chairperson Monaghan LCDC stated “It is an honour to be a part of the launch of the Local Economic and Community Plan 2023-2029. The development of this plan has enabled valuable engagement on key aspects of economic, community and social inclusion issues, At its core are the views from our communities of what their needs are, and through this engagement we have developed a plan that demonstrates a focus for the shared vision of a better quality of life for our communities and opportunities to jointly address issues affecting all of us. The LCDC looks forward to working with all stakeholders towards the delivery, monitoring and implementation of this plan”.
Robert Burns Chief Executive of Monaghan County Council echoed these sentiments and said “I am delighted to attend the LECP launch today. This plan follows 2-year extensive consultation and socio-economic research. The success of this plan requires leadership and commitment from all the agencies with responsibility for the delivery of actions in the plan. I congratulate them for their efforts in making Monaghan a place where people want to work, live, visit and do business and be a part of our wonderful communities.
I also want to thank the LECP Advisory Group, the Strategic Policy Committees for Economic and Community Development and all the members of the LCDC.
I wish all those agencies the very best in the delivery of the actions of the plan and I look forward to seeing the many benefits in its implementation”.
Local Economic and Community Plan (LECP) 2023-2029
Left to Right: Eilín Connolly Local Enterprise Office, Packie Kelly Monaghan PPN, Gareth McMahon A/Director of Services Community Development, Cllr Cathy Bennett Chairperson Monaghan LCDC, Robert Burns Chief Executive, Nicola Payne A/Senior Executive Officer, Cathal Flynn Director of Services Economic Development and Leona Keenan Administrative Officer.