Cork City’s Local Economic and Community Plan 2024 - 2029
Public Consultation Findings SUBMISSIONS
Consultation in Numbers
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54 35 written submissions received
We received 54 written submissions from both private individuals and organisations.
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462 responses to a survey
PUBLIC SURVEY We received 462 responses to the public survey.
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46 Inter-agencies were given information with some holding meetings and workshops for LECP 457 people attended in-person engagements
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INTER-AGENCY WORKSHOPS Several workshops were also held with
inter-agencies across the city. Inter-agency co-operation or working is any joint action by two or more agencies that is intended to increase public value by their working together rather than separately. Cork City Council’s Community Team participates in almost 50 inter-agencies including the LGBTI+ InterAgency, the Traveller Interagency Group, the Community Response Forum and the Age Friendly Alliance (for a full list of inter- agencies that Cork City Council participates in see Appendix 6). ENGAGEMENT EVENTS We delivered 13 in-person engagements targeted at the following groups:
In total, 177 36 organisations engaged across the written submissions and in-person engagements. (See list of 117 organisations in Appendix 4) Consultation Reports You can read our consultation reports using the links in the appendix. There are two consultation reports. The longer report which summarises the written submissions, the public survey and 10 of the public consultation events. Submissions from inter-agencies would be incorporated into this report. There is also a shorter report that was produced by UCC summarising the 3 City Lab public consultation events they co-delivered with us. Summary of Consultation Findings in Terms of Common Themes Common themes that emerged during the consultation process were as follows: Equality and social justice-related themes One of the most common themes from the consultation was the call for reduced inequality and greater inclusion. There was a strong social justice dimension to this, including highlighting the needs of:
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Youth (Northside Youth Forum)
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Youth (Southside Youth Forum)
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Older People (Age Friendly Forum)
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Traveller Community
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Single Parents
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Disabled People/People with a disability
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Northside Resident’s Group
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Economic and Enterprise stakeholders
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Disabled people/people with a disability
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Cork City Community Associations
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Single parents Older people Young people
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Cork City Councillors
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Multi-Stakeholder (UCC City Lab)
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Multi-Stakeholder (UCC City Lab - evening)
The Traveller community
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Cork City Council Staff (UCC City Lab)
LGBTI+ groups
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