Southern Regional Assembly
Mary Molloy is an experienced planning professional currently serving as the Executive Regional Planner at Southern Regional Assembly since September 2023, focusing on the South-East Strategic Planning Area. Prior to this role, Mary worked as an Assistant Town Planner at Cork County Council, where responsibilities included development management, pre-planning, planning applications, and enforcement from February 2021 to September 2023. Mary has also held positions as a Project Planner at RPS, concentrating on residential development and renewable energy projects from July 2019 to February 2021, and as a Planner at Fehily Timoney and Company, specializing in renewable energy projects and environmental impact assessments from September 2017 to July 2019. Additionally, Mary gained research experience as a Planning Researcher at University College Cork and worked as a Student Planner for Cork City Council. Mary holds a Master’s Degree in Planning & Sustainable Development from University College Cork, obtained in 2017.
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Southern Regional Assembly
The Southern Regional Assembly has a remit for the Southern Region of Ireland. It forges links between local, national and EU levels through regional and spatial planning and EU funding. We are responsible for the implementation of the Regional Spatial & Economic Strategy for the Southern Region, and an oversight role of the Region's local authority plans and participation in regional economic fora. We manage the ERDF Southern & Eastern Regional Operational Programme and are involved in the delivery of European Territorial Co-operation programmes, known as Interreg. We also participate in EU projects to facilitate access to a wealth of knowledge from other EU regions to develop better policy solutions to common regional challenges. The Southern Region is represented by 33 local councillors who are appointed as Members of the Regional Assembly for a 5-year term - 27 by their constituent local authorities, and 6 as Committee of the Regions representatives.