Alan Dillon, Minister of State for Planning and Local Government, has today allocated €192,650 to local authorities to encourage participation of women and diverse groups in local government. Monaghan County Council received the highest allocation of €15,500 compared to elsewhere in the country.
The scheme, which offers support to local authorities for projects which encourage the participation of women and diverse groups at local government level, is now in its sixth year. Building on the results of the 2024 local elections, the scheme has been extensively revised to offer further guidance to local authorities.
Speaking to Northern Sound following the announcement, Minister Dillon commended Co Monaghan for all its efforts to improve equality of representation: "Well, I have to give credit to Monaghan County Council; they're about to receive €15,500 and this scheme in its sixth revision provides an offering or a call to chief executives in local authorities to respond with proposals around specific pillars with a number of corresponding areas where they would feel they could support councillors and candidates into the future."
