A Profile of the City
Pure Cork - An Action Plan For The City
Education and Learning - Stats and Facts
All public bodies in Ireland have responsibility to promote equality, prevent discrimination and protect the human rights of their employees, customers, service users and everyone affected by their policies and plans. This is a legal obligation, called the Public Sector Duty, and it originated in Section 42 of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Act 2014 . The National Action Plan for Social Inclusion 2007-2016 is based on the lifecycle approach set out by the National Economic and Social Council and adopted in the national partnership agreement, Towards 2016 . The plan provides supports at key stages of the lifecycle: children, people of working age, older people, and people with disabilities. Other national level strategies developed to tackle specific issues that relate to social exclusion, include the following: • National Drugs Strategies 2009 – 2016 • A Way Home: A Strategy to address Homelessness in Ireland 2008-2013 • Youth Homelessness Strategy (2001) and subsequent reviews • National Children’s Strategies, including Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures: The national policy framework for children and young people 2014-2020 • National Disability Strategy 2016-2019 • National Women’s Strategy 2007-2016 • The National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy (2016) A number of structures and programmes have been established and subsequently reformed at local level to help drive social inclusion and community participation. County and City
aged 15+ (13,315 persons) living in the city had no formal/primary education. These percentages were higher for people living in the four RAPID areas (24% - 30%) and lower in the city centre (10%) and the southeast of the city (9%).
Development Boards (CDBs), established in 2000 in each local authority, have recently been replaced by the Local Community Development Committees (LCDCs). LCDCs were established under the Local Government Reform Act 2014, to develop, co-ordinate and implement a coherent and integrated approach to local and community development and to develop and monitor the community dimension of the Local Economic and Community Plan. LCDCs membership includes representatives of the local authority, public bodies, local community interests, local community representatives, and publicly funded and supported development bodies. Cork City’s Social Inclusion Unit supports the local authority’s involvement in tackling social exclusion across the range of its activities through policy analysis. Its role also involves raising awareness of social inclusion within and outside the City Council and supporting the LCDC. The unit is also a key mechanism for embedding the National Anti-Poverty Strategy and developing a strong anti-poverty focus within local authority actions, policies and initiatives. The City Council’s network of libraries also contributes to social inclusion with equitable access to resources for personal development, for individuals and communities.
NEARLY ONE IN FIVE PERSONS (AGE 15+) LIVING IN CORK CITY ARE STILL IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM The overall trend in Cork City is towards a more educated population, with over one quarter of the population having a third level degree or higher in 2011, an increase from 15% in 2006. Nearly 18% (21,296 persons) of Cork City’s total population (aged 15 +) had not ceased their education. The Student/Teacher ratio in Cork City was 15.1 in 2013/14, the lowest of any Local Authority in the country. Primary schools have relatively low average class room sizes with 66% of students in classes of 20-30. However, there is a distinct spatial component to educational attainment in the city; between 38% – 42% of the total populations of the three north side Electoral Divisions (EDs) of Fair Hill B, Farranferris B and Gurranabraher A, have an educational attainment of primary level or less, compared to the city wide average of 17%. Over 17% of the population living in the three north side LEAs have an ordinary level degree, National Diploma or higher, versus 31% of the LEAs south of the River Lee. In 2011, 28% of the population (22,494 persons) of Cork City had a third level education. These percentages were higher for people living in the city centre (40%) and the southeast of the city (37%) and lower for the four designated RAPID areas (7% - 12%). In 2011, 17% of the population
Social Inclusion and Equality
“My address is like my shoes. It travels with me. I abide where there is a fight against wrong”. Mother Jones
Social Inclusion and Equality - Policy
The Lisbon Strategy published in 2000 stated that the EU had to address economic, employment and social priorities equally. In it the member states agreed a Social Inclusion Strategy that uses an Open Method of Coordination (OMC) to develop National Plans in the areas of Social Inclusion, Pensions and Health and Long-Term Care every two years. In December 2010 the European Commission published the EU 2020 Strategy in which it commits to creating local structures that are effective for both community representatives and public bodies, that are strengthened and resourced with the aim of further empowering communities and are better tailoring services to meet local needs.
Social Inclusion and Equality - Stats and Facts
NEARLY 40% OF THE POPULATION LIVING IN CORK CITY CENTRE IN 2011 WERE NON-IRISH NATIONALS
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