East Galway LEADER Programme 2023 - 2027 Community Consultation Survey

Welcome to the Galway East Rural Development Survey

This survey has been designed by Galway Rural Development Co. Ltd. (GRD) to assist the organisation with the planning and development of their strategy to deliver the new LEADER Programme 2023-2027. Getting input from the community is vital to this process. GRD want to make sure that they understand the priorities, issues, needs and opportunities that are important to the region and its communities. This short questionnaire is to help them gather this essential information and we would be very grateful if you could give your views and ideas. Thank you.

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* 1. In what Municipal District in East Galway do you reside?

Athenry/Oranmore

Ballinasloe

Loughrea

Tuam

None of the above

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* 2. Please indicate the category which best describes your status.

Commercial Enterprise

Community/voluntary organisation

Private Individual

Social Enterprise

Farmer/Commercial Fisher

Tourism/Heritage Enterprise

None of the above

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* 3. What type of projects or supports could be made available to create more jobs and support new and existing businesses?

Remote Working Hubs

Environmental enterprise/the Green Economy

Ideas Generation and Animation

'Smart' Solutions and Capacity Building

Other

Please describe

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* 4. What type of projects or supports do you feel would provide opportunities for more people to live and work in rural communities and promote social inclusion?

Expansion of hubs to enhance existing remote working facilities

Increased family/community support facilities

Expansion of Smart Villages programme across the region

Opportunities to grow or participate in sports/culture/heritage projects

Developing zero carbon solutions for rural living

Other

Please describe

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* 5. What type of projects or supports might assist in terms of the sustainable development of the rural environment and climate-change mitigation?

Enhance public support for climate action by enabling solutions that work for rural dwellers (including tackling inequality)

Projects that enable communities to benefit from the transition to a zero-carbon society

Eco-tourism/sustainable tourism

Community projects that address impacts of climate change such as biodviersity loss

Other

Please describe

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* 6. What supports are required to encourage quality applications to a future programme?

One to One mentoring

Specific training for those wishing to apply

Ideas and project generation initiatives and programmes

Information sharing on successful projects under previous programme.

Other

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Have you applied for LEADER funding under previous programmes?

Yes

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* 8. Are you considering making an application in the upcoming LEADER programme?

Yes

Not Sure

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* 9. If you are considering making an application, would it be under one of the following LEADER themes? (all answers in confidence)

Agricultural diversification

Rural tourism

Rural business (including food)

Social enterprise

The green economy

Rural infrastructure/services

Digital connectivity

Social inclusion, rural youth and integration

Climate change mitigation and adaption

Environmentally sustainable development projects

None of the above

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* 10. Thank you for completing this survey. It is really helpful and will contribute to the new LEADER plan for east Galway. It is hoped the new plan will be launched towards the end of 2023. This will be promoted in the media and online, so if you want to get in touch about your ideas, look out for the launch on www.GRD.ie