Role of the LCDC
The LCDCs were established in all local authority administrative areas ‘for the purposes of developing, coordinating and implementing a coherent and integrated approach to local and community development’.
The LCDC has responsibility for strategic planning and oversight of local and community development interventions at City level.
It is responsible, in conjunction with Dublin City Council, for developing a 6 year Local Economic and Community Plan (LECP) for the City and pulling together on an area basis a range of local and community development spending from different programmes and structures. An action plan to achieve specific objectives under each of the high level goals will be developed on an annual basis.
A seat has become available for a Representative from a member group, which sits in the social inclusion pillar of the network.
In order to ensure that representation is informed and based on knowledge of the policy area and on commitment to the PPN, the following criteria for PPN representation will apply:
• An awareness of general policy in the Social Inclusion sector.
• The ability of the nominee to effectively represent the views of the entire PPN pillar working group. They are not representing their own organisation.
• A knowledge of the relevant areas and plenary decisions and a commitment to policy
development where necessary.
• A commitment to attending all meetings of the LCDC
• A commitment to convene, attend and report back to the pillar working group relevant to the committee the Representative is sitting on
• All LCDC members are required to maintain proper standards of integrity, conduct and concern for the public interest.
• No more than one board member and/or employee of any single community or voluntary organisation, community development body or local development body will be validated for membership of the LCDC
Please complete the nominations form on the PPN website before the deadline of 09 November 2026: https://dublincityppn.ie/nominations/ or contact the PPN staff if you wish to discuss the role and responsibilities more, before you make a nomination.
