Submission from the Southern Regional Assembly (Submission No 400)
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
1.2. Climate Action
The Draft Development Plan is effective in the integration of cross cutting climate change and environmental objectives throughout the Plan. Actions under the Cork City Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan (2018), Climate Change Adaptation Strategy (2019), Climate Action Charter (2019), The Cork EnergyMasterplan (2019) and their successor publications, establishment of a Climate Action Committee and leading by example in the transition to EV fleets and energy retrofitting demonstrates positive leadership. Provisions throughout the plan for Climate Action – including a pilot Decarbonising Zone – are welcomed and align with the RSES objectives for climate action, resilience and decarbonisation.
Cork City Council welcomes the comments from the SRA; Cork City Council is committed to proactive and effective climate action. Recommendation: No change to the Draft Plan.
1.3. Setting the Regional Context & Strategic Role of Cork City in the Region
The Draft City Development Plan’s commitment to achieving nine overarching Strategic Objectives (SO’s) align thematically with the National Strategic Outcomes (NSOs) of the NPF and the eleven Regional Strategy statements of the RSES. It is positive that the 9 Strategic Objectives frame each Development Plan section and the objectives that follow. The SRA welcome within the Core Strategy the commitment to align with and deliver on RSES and Cork MASP objectives An opportunity to strengthen the context setting of this Development Plan as an enabler for Cork City to fulfil its national and regional role under the NPF, RSES and Cork MASP exists under Chapter 2. The SRA view an enhanced section on the role of Cork City and its interactions between the region’s other cities and metropolitan areas, economic corridors, key towns
Cork City Council welcomes the SRA ’ s recognition that the Draft Plan is committed to achieving nine overarching Strategic Objectives that align thematically with the National Strategic Outcomes of the NPF and the eleven regional strategy statements of the RSES. In relation to 1(a) and 1(b), it is agreed that there is an opportunity to strengthen the plan ’s context by setting out more clearly Cork City’s national and regional role under the NPF, RSES and Cork MASP as a national and regional driver for growth through the addition of an enhanced section as set out below. In relation to 1(c), it is noted that RPO 195 supports language strategy plans, and CorkMASP Policy 4(e) seeks to recognise the role of Cork City as a Gaeltacht Service City under the Gaeltacht Act 2012. Cork City is currently considered as a possible Gaeltacht Service Towns by Údarás na Gaeltachta subject to an Irish Language Plan being agreed with local communities. To date the Minister of
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