Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 628: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason it is planned to redraw the KWCD Partnership area in Dublin 12, to include Terenure and to move parts of Walkinstown away from its community to the Tallaght partnership area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20219/07]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Arising from the joint Ministerial initiative on the review of local and community development structures, the Government agreed a series of measures in January 2004 designed to improve arrangements under which community and local development initiatives are delivered and improve cohesion and focus across various measures. I have led the cohesion process, which is informed by the following guiding principles:

Improving on the ground services

Streamlining structures so as to avoid overlaps, duplication and undue administrative overheads

Bringing transparency, co-ordination and improved control to the funding and operation of local and community development measures;

Strengthening the democratic accountability of agencies and service providers in this area.

Informed by proposals developed by Partnership and LEADER companies on the ground, the Government in July confirmed the arrangements that will ensure full coverage of the State by the local service providers and agencies that operate local development programmes on behalf of the Department. In relation to the South Dublin area, the redrawing of boundaries referred to by the Deputy has been agreed on foot of proposals brought forward by the South Dublin County Steering Group, which includes both the KWCD and Tallaght partnerships, to eliminate gaps and overlaps in areas of coverage while aligning the areas of operation of the partnerships with local authority boundaries.

Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 629: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the proposed rules for the appointment of the chief executive officers to the new integrating structures presently being set up to deliver social inclusion and rural development programmes; if he will ensure that the process is not restricted in any way to existing positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20402/07]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Arising from the joint Ministerial initiative on the review of local and community development structures, the Government agreed a series of measures in January 2004 designed to improve arrangements under which community and local development initiatives are delivered and improve cohesion and focus across various measures. I have led the cohesion process, which is informed by the following guiding principles:

Improving on the ground services

Streamlining structures so as to avoid overlaps, duplication and undue administrative overheads

Bringing transparency, co-ordination and improved control to the funding and operation of local and community development measures;

Strengthening the democratic accountability of agencies and service providers in this area.

Informed by proposals developed by Partnership and LEADER companies on the ground, the Government in July confirmed the arrangements that will ensure full coverage of the State by the local service providers and agencies that operate local development programmes on behalf of the Department. In order to give effect to the new arrangements, LEADER and Partnership groups in 27 areas of the country have been asked to form new companies by the end of October. The intention is that the LEADER and Partnership companies will transfer into the new legal entities when they are established.

The European Communities (Protection of Employees on Transfer of Undertakings Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 131 of 2003) apply to any transfer of an undertaking, business or part of a business from one employer to another employer as a result of a legal transfer or merger. Subject to the application of these rules, the appointment of the chief executive officer will be a matter for the board of the new legal entity when established.