The monitoring committee will meet at least once every two years to review implementation of the RSES and the progress made towards achieving its objectives. In doing so, it shall have regard to the key regional indicators and any milestones defined for the RSES. RSES Monitoring Committee The monitoring committee will examine all issues that affect the performance of the RSES and, if appropriate, give an opinion on any required amendments. The monitoring committee may make observations regarding implementation and evaluation of the RSES and will monitor actions taken as a result of its observations.
RSES; This will include monitoring of specific actions and outcomes, including actions specific to public bodies identified in legislation; • The Southern Regional Assembly will submit its monitoringreport totheNationalOversightandAudit Commission for consideration and recommendations to the Minister in relation to relevant measures to further support the implementation of the RSES; • Public bodies are required to assist and co-operate as far as practicable in implementing the RSES.
Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR)
The OPR was established in 2019. The OPR has an independent monitoring role of advising the Minister, the Government and the Oireachtas on implementation of the NPF under the planning process, through the RSES and local authority statutory planning processes. The OPR will develop indicators to assist effective monitoring.
Themonitoringcommitteewill examine:
• Progress made in implementation of the RSES’s evaluation plan and the follow-up on findings of evaluations; • Any issues that affect the performance of the RSES; • Actions to promote gender equality, equal opportunities and non-discrimination, including accessibility for persons with disabilities; • Actions to promote sustainable development across the Region.
Tracking and Reporting Progress
The delivery of the implementation phase for the RSES will include action plans with an agreed set of quantified and qualified progress indicators. These will be subject to a time-bound, project tracking plan. Progress reports will be published in line with the meetings of the Monitoring committee. The Southern Regional Assembly will regularly engage with key stakeholders from across the Region to ensure a transparent delivery of its objectives in a number of ways throughout the life of the RSES. This activity will be included in the implementation plan. RSES Monitoring Committee The Local Government Reform Act 2014 provides for consultation with named public bodies in the preparation and review of the RSES. This includes the establishment of a monitoring committee. monitoring committee will comprise of a cross- sectoral representation from across the Region, including: Membership of the
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Monitoring the Strategy The Southern Regional Assembly will put in place a robust and transparent monitoring system to ensure that the progress of the regional objectives are tracked against baseline data at regular intervals during the life of the Strategy. This includes: a. Making baseline data available as a shared evidence base, as appropriate, for the Region to local authorities and other public bodies which will inform the preparation and implementation of a local authority’s Development Plans, Local Area Plans and Local Economic and Community Plans; b. Carrying out regular updates of baseline date for monitoring purposes, including integration of baseline data (including environmental data), if available, from other relevant reports, strategies and data repositories; c. Supporting the establishment of regional working groups to improve the coherence of European Site protection and management, facilitate data sharing and exchange on transboundary sites and to address cross- boundary site and species protection; d. Establishing a monitoring committee with cross-sectoral and cross-regional representation to oversee progress and contribute to the process. The process will facilitate the involvement of relevant stakeholders throughout the implementation of the RSES to provide input on progress.
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Southern Regional Assembly; The Region’s local authorities;
• Named public bodies under the Act and other competent public authorities; • Economic and social partners in the Region; • Bodies representing civil society, environmental partners and non-governmental organisations; • Bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, gender equality and non-discrimination.
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