Who did we consult with to develop the DLR Vision for Community Wellbeing?

respected and nurtured? What are the important parts of our culture that we want to hand on to future generations? ● Participation, Democracy & Good Governance- What is necessary to ensure that our local government structures support the wellbeing of our community for this and future generations? What is necessary to ensure that we have a voice in the decisions that affect us and that all voices are being heard?

Fig. 2 - Steps in the process of developing the Draft Vision for Community Wellbeing Statement

During 2021, and given the context of the pandemic, DLR PPN brought community groups together in an online format through several workshops and a survey to develop a shared Vision for Community Wellbeing for the County of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown. We organised nine workshops, where we mapped the assets in the county, and explored the wellbeing vision of the participants. We complemented the workshop feedback with a widely circulated consultation survey. The feedback obtained was collated in the present draft survey.

Fig. 3 - The Electoral areas in Dun Laoghaire Rathdown

1. Online workshops

Our aim was to go as local and specific as possible so the workshops were divided into two main categories:

● Electoral areas – with workshops for the following electoral areas

● Dundrum – 12th October 2021 ● Dun Laoghaire – 13th October 2021 ● Killiney and Shankill – 20th of October 2021 ● All Areas Open Workshop - 27th October 2021

● Special interest – one workshop for each of the following interest areas:

● DLR New Irish Communities – 14th October ● Comhairle na N’Og Workshop - 19th October ● Disability Interest Groups – 21st October ● Community Stakeholders Forum Workshop - 26th October ● DLR Councillors Workshop - 28th October

2. Survey

An extensive survey was prepared and launched, which followed the same format as the online workshop brief. The survey was sent to our membership, and published online. People working and living in DLR were invited to participate in order to complement the feedback obtained through the workshops.