Cork LECP 2024-2029 Final SEA Screening

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Cork City Arts Strategy Creative Cork Strategy Arts and the Public Realm

Other Relevant Policies -

National Action Plan for Equality of Access for Higher Education 2015 - 2021 - National Further Education and Training Strategy 2020 – 2024 - Cork City Library Strategy - Digital Strategy 2020 – 2022 - Learning for Wellbeing 2020 - Pathways to Work Strategy 2021 - 2025 - Creative Ireland programme 2017 – 2025 - Making Great Art Work 2016 – 2025 - Arts Council Paying the Artist Policy 2020 - Cork City Arts & Culture Strategy 2022 - 2026 - Cork City Culture and Creative Strategy 2023 - 2027 This HLG and its objectives focuses on using lifelong learning, art and culture to create a vibrant, creative city where art, learning and cultural activities are accessible to all ages and abilities and contribute to the economic growth and placemaking of the city. It is driven by the following objectives: - Sustain the development of Cork as a UNESCO Learning City, using Education and Lifelong Learning approaches to support the delivery of all UN Sustainable Development Goals. - Sustain and grow Learning City partnership structures and networks that involve all stakeholders in lifelong learning: Formal, non-formal, and informal. - To empower and enable people of all ages, interests, and abilities to participate in and enjoy lifelong learning, the arts and creativity. - To sustain and develop initiatives to remove barriers to participation in lifelong learning and cultural activities for marginalised and underrepresented groups. - To optimise and extend arts and cultural infrastructure in the city. - To animate our city centre, communities, and neighbourhoods through art, learning and cultural events, and creative placemaking. - To advance the potential of Cork's arts, culture and creative industries, and Learning and Education Services to contribute to economic growth. HLG 3 does not have direct negative impacts on environmental resources (see SEA screening in this main report for more details). AA Comment This HLG is strategic in nature and does not relate to the physical environment or land use and are concerned primarily with service delivery. Any projects that may be developed in order to achieve these goals will proceed within the framework of the Cork City Development Plan. It is concluded that there is no potential for adverse effects on European sites.

• HLG 4- A City Driving Economic & Enterprise Development 4 A City Driving Economic & Enterprise Development 4.1 Invest in and develop Cork City’s communications, transport, and enterprise infrastructure to support economic growth.

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