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The Closing Conference of the Barcelona Declaration Project

The closing conference of the Barcelona Declaration Project took place in the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin, on Monday the 19th of April 2004.

The purpose of the conference was to celebrate the adoption of the Barcelona Declaration by the vast majority of Local Authorities in Ireland and to present models of good practice, which have been developed by some local authorities in the implementation of the Barcelona Declaration.

An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern TD delivered the closing address of the Conference.

Presentations from Spain and Luxembourg portrayed the European experience of the Barcelona Declaration since 1995 and the Barcelona Project Team reported on its implementation in Ireland over the past two and a half years.

The conference was free of charge.

The morning session was chaired by Donie O’Shea, NDA, the Chairperson of the Steering Committee, of the Barcelona Declaration Project

The afternoon session was chaired by Angela Kerins, Chairperson, NDA.

The Presentations

1. Local Government and the Barcelona Declaration
Speaker: Noel Ahern TD, Minister for Housing and Urban Renewal

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2. The European Context - The Development of the Barcelona Declaration, 1995 – 2004
Speaker: Fransesc Aragall i Clave?, Director of the Design For All Foundation, Barcelona

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Download the presentation on the Development of the Barcelona Declaration in Europe (135 KB Power Point)

3. Luxembourg, The Barcelona Declaration 1995 – 2004
Speaker: Silvio Sagramola, Director of Info Handicap, Luxembourg

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Download the presentation on the development of the Barcelona Declaration in Luxembourg (305 KB Power Point)

4. Celebrating the Adoption - Barcelona DeclarationProject 200-2004
Speaker: Michal Ozmin Barcelona Project leader, Ireland

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Speaker: Cearbhall O Meadhra, Barcelona Project Team, Ireland

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Download the presentation on the development of the Barcelona Declaration in Ireland (192 KB Power Point

5. Structure for Implementation
Speaker: Aoife McCormack, Community & Enterprise Development Officer, Kerry County

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Download the presentation on the development of a structure for the implementation of the Barcelona Declaration (12.7 MB Power Point)

6. Awareness Raising - Putting the House in Order
Speaker: Rita Lacey, Social Inclusion Officer, Waterford City

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Download the presentation on the Barcelona Declaration as a means of raising awareness (1.54 MB Power Point)

7. Establishing The Base For Impact Assessment
Speaker: Siofra Kilcullen, Community & Enterprise Development Officer, Monaghan County

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Download the presentation on Assessing the impact of implementing the Barcelona Declaration (4.4 MB Power Point)

8. The Consultative Process - The Key Element for Effective Implementation
Speaker: Joe O’Neill, Director of Services, Community & Enterprise and Corporate Services, Galway City

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Download part 1 of the presentation on the consultative process and the Barcelona Declaration (8.74 MB Power Point)

Download part 2 of the presentation and the Barcelona Declaration (9.27 MB Power Point)

9. Irish Perspectives - the Barcelona Declaration
Speaker: An Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern TD

Download the presentation BY An Taoiseach on the Barcelona Declaration (24.5 KB MS Word)

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