National financial reports

Reacting to the publication of the Government’s four year National Recovery Plan, the Community Workers’ Co-operative criticised the lack of joined-up thinking in the NRP.In particular, the CWC expressed concern at the implications that the plan will have for the most disadvantaged and marginalised individuals and communities. A spokesperson for the CWC stated that, ‘yet again we see cuts to the incomes of the lowest paid and those on social welfare; cuts to the services... | Read on »

As you know, the Government has launched its four year National Recovery Plan – the Plan and a summary leaflet can be downloaded  here http://www.budget.gov.ie/RecoveryPlan.aspx. CWC Updates The CWC has produced a special edition of CWC Updates that tries to give a flavour of some of the information that is currently in circulation. It looks at the Four Year National Recovery Plan; data released today by the CSO that shows that consistent poverty rates are now worse than... | Read on »

The CWC submission to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance and the Public Service on the impact of the Report of Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes urges the protection of the work of the community sector.

DCRGA submission to the McCarthy report suggests they believe integrated county structures should provide shared services to Community Development Projects and Local and Regional Drugs Task Forces in their areas

The CWC brief on the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes (McCarthy Report) outlines the main aspects of the report that pertain or will have an impact on the community sector and those with whom the community sector works.