We, the undersigned members of the Limerick City Development Board do hereby declare our commitment on behalf of our respective organisations and representative bodies,to the City through our adoption of the Limerick City Strategy for Economic,Social and Cultural Development.

We commit ourselves to the application of the agreed principles of co- operation as adopted by the Board.We commit our organisations to the implementation of the Strategy as set out and agreed at the meeting of the Board on this day and to the rigorous monitoring and evaluation required to assure the successful delivery of the goals,objectives and actions agreed by the Board on this day.

We commit ourselves to the taking of such steps as the Board considers appropriate to enable each representative on the Board to provide the maximum benefit to the economic,social and cultural development of the City.We commit ourselves to ensuring that the policies and operations of the constituent bodies represented on the Board,and of others,accord generally with the Strategy.

We will seek to encourage and promote on an on-going basis the co-ordination of the Bodies and Interests represented on the Board and co-operation generally between such Bodies and Interests so as to optimise resources and combined effort for the common good of the Community. Signed on this Day the 5th of December,2001,for and on behalf of: