BMW Regional Assembly

The Assembly comprise of nominated elected representatives of the regional authorities within each region.

http://www.bmwassembly.ie/
info@bmwassembly.ie
+353 (0)94 9862970
Dillon House
The Square, Ballaghaderreen
Co. Roscommon

The regionalisation arrangements negotiated by the Irish authorities in the context of the Agenda 2000 Agreement resulted in the designation of the country into two NUTS II regions for Structural Funds purposes. The Border, Midland and Western Region (B.M.W. Region), which has retained Objective 1 status for the purpose of Structural Funds for the full period to 2006 and the Southern and Eastern Region (S&E Region), which will qualify for a six year phasing out regime for Objective 1 Structural Funding up to the end of 2005. Following this designation, two new Regional Assemblies were established and came into effect on the 21st July 1999 under the Local Government Act, 1991 (Regional Authorities, Establishment Order, 1999). The Assemblies comprise of nominated elected representatives of the regional authorities within each region.

The main functions of the B.M.W. Regional Assembly are to:

• Manage the BMW Operational Programme under the National Development Plan;
  
• Monitor the general impact of all EU Programmes under the National Development Plan; and
  
• Promote the co-ordination of the provision of Public Services in the Region.