Laois County Council - What Is The Strategy?

What is the Strategy?

The County Development Board Strategy "Realising Our Potential" sets out the following vision for Laois:

“To create an environment where all individuals and communities in County Laois are equipped to maximise their potential and quality of life”.

The strategy comprises 6 themes, each with a number of sub-themes. These themes and sub-themes are set out below:

Theme No	Theme	Sub-themes
1	A Vibrant Economy aiming for High Incomes and Full Employment	Promoting Economic Development
		Supporting Agriculture and Forestry
		Developing Tourism
		Providing Employment
2	A Safe and Healthy Community with Good Quality of Life	Developing Healthy Communities
		Ensuring Safety
		Encouraging Sport Recreation and Play
3	A County of Excellent Services and Infrastructure	Developing Infrastructure. Providing and Improving Services
		Developing Viable Rural Communities
		Ensuring Adequate Accommodation for All
4	An Inclusive and Sustainable County	Tackling Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion
		Developing and Supporting People within Communities
		Protecting and Enhancing the Environment
5	An Educative and Innovative Society	Delivering Education, Training and Lifelong Learning
		Fostering Innovation
6	A Cultural and Confident County	Promoting the County
		Appreciating Arts and Culture
		Preserving Our Heritage

Reviews of the CDB Strategy took place in 2005 and 2009, following which several objectives were targeted to be concentrated upon and achieved by the final year of the Strategy, 2012.

3 Task Groups were established in 2009 with aims to achieve the objectives:

Economic Task Group
Improving the Viability of our Towns and Villages Task Group
Childrens & Young Persons Task Group

Click here to find out more about the CDB Task Groups