Chapter 3
Delivering Homes and Communities
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Sub. No.
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
which include various measures to support development of multi-functional community hubs and co-location of facilities to encourage more dynamic community participation. Recommendation: (i) Amend paragraph 3.14: 3.14 Cork City Council is active in developing partnerships and programmes to ensure equality and inclusivity in all of these areas (e.g. Age-Friendly City for Older People , Child-Friendly City, the Playful Paradigm). It also works through the Local Economic and Community Plan (LECP) and the Public Participation Network (PPN) to develop collaborative working. It is committed to continuing and improving this work. (ii) Amend Objective 3.2 (c): Objective 3.2 A Diverse, Inclusive and Equal City Cork City Council will seek to ensure that ensure that Cork is an inclusive City and meets the needs of the City through by: a. Providing a land use planning system that ensures an appropriate distribution of land uses, infrastructure and services to give equal access to all residents to live, work, educate, recreate and avail of other services in terms of range and quality; b. Consciously considering specific people population groups in the design of neighbourhoods, places, buildings, streets and spaces to meet the needs of all citizens; c. Consciously considering specific people population groups in the development of planning policy, strategies and frameworks with an emphasis on young people, old people and people with a disability .
• Paragraph 3.14 to include ‘age - friendly’ for older people and children and young people and commitment to working in partnership with Cork Child Friendly Cities.’
• Objective 3.2 to include the following change:
c) Consciously considering specific people groups in the development of planning policy, strategies and frameworks with an emphasis on older people and people with disability . Seeks a broader approach creating diverse communities by also promoting measures that reduce the potential for ghettoization, based on class or cred as we develop and grow into more dynamic multi-cultural neighbourhoods.
It is submitted that the Roma Community are not specifically mentioned in the Plan.
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