ACRES West Connacht is being administered by a local project team. The initial task of the project team is to develop a Local Action Plan which will set out local objectives and the means by which these will be met during the operation of the scheme. The aim of the Local Action Plan is to ensure that the scheme is tailored to best meet the environmental needs of the area. The team will engage with the local farming community during the development of the plan.

Following this, the main role of the project team will be to support farmers and their advisors in delivering improved environmental outcomes across the region. Our team has a wide range of expertise in agriculture and ecology available to ensure that we can provide specialist advice as required.

From our experience of administering the Pearl Mussel Project EIP and involvement in a wide range of environmental projects through Wetland Surveys Ireland we are uniquely placed to provide the support required by farmers and their advisors at a local level. Our local project officers are available to participant farmers and their advisors across six local areas (see below).

Tá ACRES Iarthar Chonnacht á riaradh ag foireann áitiúil tionscadail. Is é cúram tosaigh na foirne tionscadail ná Plean Áitiúil Gníomhaíochta a fhorbairt ina leagfar amach cuspóirí áitiúla agus an chaoi a mbainfear iad seo amach le linn oibriú na scéime. Tá sé mar aidhm ag an bPlean Áitiúil Gníomhaíochta a chinntiú go ndéanfar an scéim a chur in oiriúintchun an freastal is fearr a dhéanamh ar riachtanais chomhshaoil an cheantair. Rachaidh an fhoireann i dteagmháil leis an bpobal áitiúil feirmeoireachta le linn fhorbairt an phlean.

Ina dhiaidh seo, is é an príomhchion feidhme a bheidh ag foireann an tionscadail ná tacú le feirmeoirí agus lena gcomhairleoirí ó thaobh torthaí feabhsaithe comhshaoil a sholáthar ar fud an réigiúin. Tá raon leathan saineolais ar fáil ónár bhfoireann sa talmhaíocht agus san éiceolaíocht chun a chinntiú gur féidir linn sainchomhairle a chur ar fáil de réir mar is gá.

Ónár dtaithí ar Chomhpháirtíocht Eorpach Nuálaíochta (EIP) Thionscadal na nDiúilicíní Péarla a riaradh agus ónárrannpháirtíocht i raon leathan tionscadal comhshaoil trí Wetland Surveys Ireland, is uathúil mar atáimid i riocht an tacaíocht atá ag teastáil ó fheirmeoirí agus óna gcomhairleoirí a sholáthar ar leibhéal áitiúil. Tá ár n-oifigigh áitiúla tionscadail ar fáil d'fheirmeoirí rannpháirteacha agus dá gcomhairleoirí i sé cinn de cheantair áitiúla (féach thíos).

Core Project Team - Croífhoireann an Tionscadail

ACRES West Connacht
Local Area Teams - Foirne na gCeantar Áitiúil

Commonage Team - Foireann Choimíneachta

Our commonage team are walking commonages in quite rural areas. To make our team easily identifiable, all of our surveyors have high vis vests with our logo and carry a photo id. Notices are also left on their cars to let farmers know they are out surveying.

Front row, L to R: Aisling Finnerty, Amber Jay, Aoife Mannion, Róisín Normanly, Kate O'Brien
Back row, L to R: Donall Folan, Máirtín Connolly, Hugh Fitzpatrick

Map of ACRES West Connacht