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Welcome to the website of Mayo North East LEADER Partnership Company Teoranta (trading as Mayo North East). This page will provide some background information on Mayo North East Company and area of operation.
Purpose
Mayo North East was established in June 2008 as an integrated LEADER Partnership company. It manages various Programmes on behalf of various Government Departments and the EU for the collective benefit of the people and communities of North and East Mayo. The core purpose of the company is to promote rural development and tackle social exclusion. Mayo North East does this by securing, managing and administering various Development Programmes. It operates two key programmes: the Rural Development Programme and the Local & Community Development Programme. It also operates the North Mayo CE Scheme the Mayo Folklore Training Initiative, the Rural Social Scheme, Tϊs and the Warmer Homes Scheme. The Company also manages programmes throughout County Mayo including the County Mayo Rural Transport Programme, Mayo Jobs Club and Mayo Jobs Initiative.
Mayo North East is a company limited by guarantee not having share capital and with charitable status and its area of operation extends from Ballyhaunis in the East to Belderrig/Ballycastle in the North.
A map of the area covered by Mayo North East is provided for reference.
Outside of the newly designated RAPID town of Ballina, the areas population is largely rural with a number of small towns (Ballycastle -215, Crossmolina -930, Foxford -1,058, Swinford -1,502, Charlestown -744, Kiltimagh -1,096, Knock -745, Killala -569 and Ballyhaunis -1,708) spread across the area. Apart from Ballina, the remainder of the Mayo North East area has CLΑR status.
Here are a few basic statistics relating to the area of Mayo North East: (from 2006 CSO data)
Total population of Mayo North East is 47,921 (Mayo 123,839)
Mayo North East Area is 187,026 hectares (1,870 sq. kilometres) approximately
Population density per square Kilometre is 25.1, compared to a county figure of 22.3 and a national figure of 60.6.
Age profile In 2006, 40.3% of the population of Mayo North East was over age 44 compared to a national figure of 32.9%. 34.6% of persons over age 44 live alone in the area compared to a national figure of 23.4%
Education profile 26.3% of the population of Mayo North East ceased education with no formal or primary education only compared to a national figure of 18.9% Just 20.5% had completed third level education in 2006 compared with a national figure of 30.5%.
Employment profile The 2006 census is not a good barometer of unemployment as most unemployment occurred from 2008-2009. Unemployment rates have risen across the county with Ballina having the highest unemployment rate in the country with 3,283 of a population of 10,056 on the Live Register.
The Programmes currently operated by the Company are:
Rural Development Programme (LEADER Axes 3 & 4)
Local & Community Development Programme (LCDP)
Rural Transport Programme (RTP)
Rural Social Scheme (RSS)
Warmer Homes Scheme (WHS)
Local Employment Service (LES)
Back to Work Enterprise Allowance (BTWEA)
Mayo Job Club (MJC)
Mayo Job Initiative (MJI)
Mayo Folklore Local Training Initiative
North Mayo Community Employment Scheme