Social Inclusion Measures Group

The Social Inclusion Measures Group is a sub-group of the County Development Board (CDB).  The functions of the group are to:

• Provide a forum for co-ordinating the delivery of social inclusion activities in Co Sligo. 
• Develop Integrated target group plans in line with DEHLG Circular LG04/04
• Monitor the implementation of the County Development Board Social Inclusion Strategy 2002-2012 and subsequent action plans.
• Monitor Sligo RAPID Programme

SIM Membership

The membership of the SIM Working Group is determined initially by the County Development Board (CDB).  The CDB identified organisations in Co. Sligo that are involved in delivering social inclusion work.

The following are the members of the SIM Working Group:  

• Hugh MacConville,  (Chair) Irish Congress of Trade Unions
• Ann Donegan,  Sligo Northside Community Partnership
• Bernadette C. Maughan,  Sligo Traveller Support Group
• Chris Gonley,  Sligo Leader Partnership Co Ltd
• Sean Staunton,  Citizen's Information Centre
• Elizabeth King,  Sligo Family Resource Centre
• Fintan Hanson,  Department of Social and Family Affairs
• Francis Byrne,  FAS
• Insp. Sean McGinty,  Garda Siochana
• Marcus Hufsky,  Disability Federation of Ireland
• Martin Henry,  Teagasc
• Mary Haugh,  Sligo Education Centre
• Pamela Andison,  RAPID Coordinator, Sligo Borough Council
• Claire Galligan,  Sligo County Community Forum
• Dorothy Clarke,  Director of Services, Sligo County Council
• Sean O Connor,  Regional Drugs Task Force
• Sharon Boles,   Sligo County Childcare Committee
• Trevor Sweetman, Co Sligo VEC
• Camilla Smyth,  Sligo Leader Partnership Co.
• Colin Harrison,  HSE