Community Development

Question 1

Explain community development

Answer 1

Local people come together to identify problems in their area and develop a plan to solve these themselves.
Involves regenerating their area in a number of ways often by starting a new local businesses
Ex: residents of Rathgormack Waterford built a community center for their village

Question 2

Name the economic benefits of community development

Answer 2

Jobs
Spending money
New breed of entrepreneurs
Taxes

Question 3

Explain jobs as an economic benefit of community development

Answer 3

Jobs for local people and indirectly (ex:suppliers) and offers a better choice of businesses in the local area.
Wages and profit mean higher standard of living

Question 4

Explain spending money as an economic benefit of community development

Answer 4

Local people spend the money they earn in the shops and businesses in their local area
Increases profits and helps local businesses succeed

Question 5

Explain new breed of entrepreneurs as an economic benefit of community development

Answer 5

A new breed of entrepreneurs are created in the area. This encourages and motivates other people to set up businesses.
More enterprise and wealth is created in the local area as a result

Question 6

Explain taxes as an economic benefit of community development

Answer 6

New businesses pay taxes to the government increasing the government tax receipts.
Fewer people are dependent on the government for social welfare which reduces the government’s welfare bill
More money to improve infrastructure

Question 7

Give two social benefits to community development

Answer 7

Community spirit

Prevents depopulation

Question 8

Explain community spirit as a social benefit of community development

Answer 8

A successful economy brings prosperity to a local area and improves local facilities.
Gives a community a sense of pride and develops a strong community spirit

Question 9

Explain depopulation as a social benefit of community development

Answer 9

If area is prosperous and provides local people with the facilities they need (and jobs), people are less likely to
Ensures the population of a community stays intact and keeps local community alive

Question 10

Name three community development organisations

Answer 10

Area Partnership companies
Local enterprise office
Rural Development Programme

Question 11

What does APC stand for

Answer 11

Area Partnerships Companies

Question 12

What does LEO stand for

Answer 12

Local Enterprise Office

Question 13

What is LEADER

Answer 13

Rural Development Programme

Question 14

Explain what are area partnership companies

Answer 14

These organisations help local people set up a business in their local area.
They develop an action plan and help local people work towards their goals and address problems of disadvanatge it faces
Ex: Dublin Inner city partnership (DICP)

Question 15

What are the services provided by area partnership companies?

Answer 15

Grants to help pay for setting up the business to purchase needs
Workshops and training programmes for the local people on running business and provides ongoing advice
Premises to operate from – called ‘enterprise incubation units’. may also offer secretarial assistance
Mentors to provide assistance and expert knowledge to the local people

Question 16

Explain what a local enterprise office does

Answer 16

These boards help people interested in starting up a new business or growing a business in Ireland.
31 around ireland
Example: Fingal Local Enterprise Office

Question 17

What services do Local enterprise offices provide

Answer 17

Advice and information on business set up - on all state supports to ensure entrepreneur can get access to all supports
A range of financial supports (grants and loans) to help community businesses start up
Workshops/ training for local people-ensure they have skills needed to succeed
Mentors to advise and guide the people through all stages of setting up and running the business.

Question 18

Explain what is LEADER the rural development programmer

Answer 18

LEADER is a programme which helps rural communities to develop community businesses suitable to their area.
The LEADER programme is jointly funded by the EU and the Irish government
aims tor educe poverty, promote social inclusion and economic development in rural areas

Question 19

What services do LEADER the rural development programme provide?

Answer 19

Advice about the viability of a business idea and how to go about setting it up.
Grants to help rural enterprises to set up their businesses