The Taobh Tíre project is one of twenty Award winners in the Taoiseach's Public Service Excellence Awards 2008. The Selection Committee assessed the 183 projects put forward for inclusion. An initial shortlist of 44 projects was made, from which 20 winners were selected.
The Awards are organised as part of the Public Service’s Quality Customer Service Initiative, the aim of which is to provide a consistently high level of service to customers of the Public Service.
Representatives from each of the successful projects have been invited to make a presentation on their project at a Conference to be staged at the Clarion Hotel Sligo, on Wednesday, 2nd April 2008.
Each of the Award winning projects will also present at a Conference in Dublin Castle Conference Centre on Friday, 18th April 2008. The Conference will be followed by the Awards presentation ceremony and reception in St. Patrick’s Hall, Dublin Castle, hosted by An Taoiseach, Mr. Bertie Ahern T.D.
Taobh Tíre was selected for the Award for several reasons, including the following. It is an innovative project that greatly improves the quality of services delivered to the public in rural and isolated communities. Taobh Tíre is easily transferable to similar Local Authority Areas. The potential for replication in isolated communities across the country is enormous. Although library services are a core activity of Local Authorities Taobh Tíre increases the effectiveness and efficiency of the service by engaging communities in the development of their own library service. The provision of such services as Taobh Tíre helps underpin the sustainability of marginal communities and makes a real difference now and into the future.
For more information on the Award or the Taobh Tíre project, contact Taobh Tíre co-ordinator, Donna Quinn on 074 9168743 or dquinn@donegalcoco.ie