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SWOT ANALYSIS


STRENGTHS
• Indigenous entrepreneurial spirit, small business base and work ethic
• Good industrial relations
• Strategic location of County
• Diverse tradition of Arts, Heritage and Culture
• Strong literary tradition
• Vibrant community and voluntary sectors involved in service provision and impacting on all aspects of life in the County
• Strong local social conscience and value systems
• Well developed enterprising range of agricultural businesses supported by high level of cooperative activity
• Largely unspoilt rural landscape
• Sustainable rural communities
• A willingness among organisations and agencies to foster co ordination and co operation.
• Increased culture of co-operation and partnership
• Growth in outreach services
• New County Council strategies on Waste, Water and Housing
WEAKNESSES
• No third level educational institution
• Underdeveloped ICT infrastructure and low uptake of IT in local industry
• Weak tourism base
• Over reliance on declining industries and sectors
• Loss of young people and a brain drain from the County
• Lack of choice in employment opportunities
• Low wage economy
• Low level of inward investment
• Peripherality
• National criteria too restrictive for local impact
• Lack of female participation in workforce
• Inadequate childcare
• Poor social infrastructure
• Poor transportation infrastructure
• Deficiencies in capacities of water and sewerage services
• Lack of serviceable development land
• Shortage of housing, especially social housing
• No alternative energy sources
• Weak infrastructure for arts, culture, heritage and sports
• Poor image of County and low priority on national stage
• Constraints on farm development caused by quotas, waste and succession issues
• Low return from farming
• Lack of coordination of service delivery at local level
• Hidden poverty
• Underemployment
• Over reliance on short term funding
• Real and perceived barriers to... [continues]

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