Chapter 7
Economy and Employment
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Sub. No.
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
Amend Objective 7.11a to reference support for the relocation of UCC’s existing sporting facilities at Curraheen. Submission states that transitioning Cork to a Circular City with bring significant direct economic benefits including resilient job creation, new sustainable business opportunities and true cost reductions. This needs to include: • A Manifesto for Urban / City Scale Manufacturing and Making which focuses on the local economy, responsible entrepreneurship, underpinned by sustainable design and circularity. • A Manifesto for a Local, Circular, Foundational, Sharing and Collaborative Economy. • Fund and coordinate local repair cafés, a library of things, citywide reuse packaging schemes for take away services, sharing Council-owned goods and underused spaces. • Collective bins in dense areas for bulk waste to offer for reuse as well as public owned recycling collect.
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Additional text to strengthen the reference to the Circular Economy in Chapter 7 is recommended. Recommendation: (i) Update paragraph 7.53 as follows: 7.53 Light industry and manufacturing are core contributors to the local economy. They provide for a diverse economic base to support a more inclusive and resilient city overall and can be an integral part of the Circular Economy. New collaborative ways of delivering responsible entrepreneurship,
underpinned by sustainable design and circularity is supported within these sectors and the wider economy .
(ii) Update Objective 7.6 as follows: Objective 7.6 Social Enterprise
To encourage and support social enterprise developments in the City which by their very nature seek to tackle and address social, economic and environmental challenges. This can also help the City transition to a Circular City.
Incorporate reference to the Circular Economy within Section 1.5 Strategic Vision.
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See response and recommendation under submissions 338 and 347 above.
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