CORPORATE PLAN 2019-2024

Our Corporate Plan

Our five- year Corporate Plan 2024 (reflecting the Local Economic and Community Plan) is Cork City Council’s key strategic document.

The Corporate Plan is one component of th e City Council’s integrated strategy and policy documents that guides the delivery of services. The Corporate Plan will be implemented through the Annual Service Delivery Plans and Annual Budget which reflects the City Council’s decisions on specific obje ctives each year. The City Council’s performance is recorded in monthly Chief Executive Reports and in the Annual Report. This plan is informed by research and widespread consultation since mid-2019. A survey was undertaken with our elected members, staff, businesses, communities, Public Participation Network (PPN), and shared on social media channels. At the close of the consultation period, a total of 515 survey responses were received. A review of these responses was conducted with Cork City Council ’s Senior Management Team and Elected Members for consideration in the formulation of high-level goals and strategic objectives for the next five years. One to one discussions were held with internal and external stakeholders including the Lord Mayor, representatives from our elected members, the senior management team, staff, business, heritage & culture, technology and education communities. Presentations were held at the Local Community Development Committee, six Strategic Policy Committees and Corporate Policy Group with submissions received from their representatives. Workshops were facilitated for the Senior Management Team, PPN and elected members. A staff engagement workshop, hosted by the Chief Executive, for all staff was held where panel discussions saw staff engaging with some of our city influencers. Leaders from our Universities, IDA, Chamber of Commerce, HSE, IT and investment sectors discussed and answered questions about all our roles in the future of Cork and how we continue to work collaboratively. The feedback captured during the consultation processes for these documents has been extensively considered and informed the preparation of the Corporate Plan. In addition, due consideration has been given to opinions expressed to Cork City Council through contact with all our stakeholders. The Corporate Plan is written with an awareness of City Council policy documents and reports which are referenced in the appendix. Project I reland 2040 is the Government’s long -term overarching strategy to make Ireland a better country for all of its people. The ambition of Project Ireland 2040 is to create a single vision, a shared set of goals for every community across the country and these are expressed as national strategic outcomes in that plan. Project Ireland 2040 is one vision for one country. The framework supports Cork City ’s ambitious growth targets to increase by at least 50% and to enhance the significant potential to become a city of scale. Developing and implementing a comprehensive and strategic metropolitan area spatial plan for Cork City is a priority in Project Ireland 2040 and is reflected in this Corporate Plan for the next five years. In September 2015, world leaders attending the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This agenda sets out 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, fight inequality and injustice and tackle climate change by 2030. Goals, targets and indicators are set out which all UN member states are required to use to frame their agendas and political policies. Cork City Council recognises the strategic importance of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the integrated multiagency approach required to achieve this within Cork City and have assigned SDGs to each of our corporate goals.