Report of Consultation on the Draft Cork City Local Economic and Community Plan 2024-2029
Table of Contents Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 03 Introduction to Appendices of Consultation Results .............................................................................................................................................. 21 Appendix 1: Responses for High Level Goal 1........................................................................................................................................................... 26 Appendix 2: Responses for High Level Goal 2 ......................................................................................................................................................... 35 Appendix 3: Responses for High Level Goal 3 .......................................................................................................................................................... 52 Appendix 4: Responses for High Level Goal 4........................................................................................................................................................... 63 Appendix 5: Responses for High Level Goal 5 .......................................................................................................................................................... 77 Appendix 6: Responses for High Level Goal 6 .......................................................................................................................................................... 107 Appendix 7: Online survey results (quantitative) ..................................................................................................................................................... 118 Appendix 8: LECP Objectives ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 133 Appendix 9: Consultees and stakeholders participating in Cork City LECP 2023-2029................................................................................. 136 Appendix 10: List of Inter-agencies in Cork City which have a representative from Cork City Council’s Community Team ................. 140
Cover Picture: Jessica Forde, Asha Cabdimalik and Adam Forde (Credit-Clare Keogh)
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A tapestry of feedback from the Northside Youth Forum LECP consultation event (credit: Clare Keogh)
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Executive Summary This report outlines and summarises the findings of a public consultation that took place over 10 weeks in March, April and May 2023 for the development of the new Local Economic and Community Plan 2024 – 2029. Input was sought from all who call Cork City home, who work, do business and study in the city, and even those who visit Cork. There were several ways people and organisations could ‘have their say’ from sending in a written submission, completing an online survey, taking part in an in-person event and/or through stakeholder workshops and interagency meetings. The consultation was driven by best practice guidelines on local and community engagement 1 and the values outlined in the Values and Principles for Collaboration and Partnership Working with the Community and Voluntary Sector 2 . Cork City Council’s LECP Consultation Phase was selected as a model of best practice by the Department of Rural and Community Development and features in the ‘Guide to Inclusive Community Engagement (second edition)’ 3 . The aim of the public consultation was to hear as many views as possible from across the city with a special focus on reaching the seldom heard and building on a partnership approach with stakeholders. An extensive media campaign helped spread the word. This featured 5000 flyers distributed across the city and a bus stop poster campaign. A QR code was used to direct people to the LECP webpage which featured a short animation, 6 video interviews with local community development stakeholders and a 1-pager to explain what the LECP written in plain English. Staff from the LECP team went ‘on the road’ setting up pop-up clinics across all 10 city libraries. A total of 54 written submissions were received along with 462 online responses and 13 bespoke in-person consultation workshops were held targeting key stakeholders and seldom heard groups such as single parents, the travelling community, young people, older people and disabled people/people with disabilities. Three of these in-person events we delivered in partnership with UCC using a City Labs methodology. The findings of these City Lads are not included in this report but in a separate City Labs report 4 . This report tells a story of a vibrant, collaborative engagement between the people of the city and the City Council. The report summarises the key issues, themes and findings from the written submissions, the public survey and the in-person engagements with Cork City Councillors, Community Associations, Economic and Enterprise Stakeholders, single parents, the travelling community, young people, older people and disabled people/people with disabilities. By facilitating bottom-up input from a wide range of stakeholders, especially the marginalised and seldom heard voice, the new Cork City LECP 2024-2029 will help create an inclusive, sustainable, healthy and happy future for all. 1 “Guide for Inclusive Community Engagement in Local Planning and Decision Making” (February 2023), Coproduced by the Department of Rural and Community Development with Pobal, Community Work Ireland and the Irish Local Development Network 2 Department of Rural and Community Development, Government of Ireland, https://assets.gov.ie/225876/9732c425- 65df-4e92-b154-a51ca518b233.pdf 3 “Guide for Inclusive Community Engagement in Local Planning and Decision Making” (February 2023), Coproduced by the Department of Rural and Community Development with Pobal, Community Work Ireland and the Irish Local Development Network 4 City Labs report produced by UCC available at www.corkcity.ie/lecp
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5000 LECP Flyers distributed
LECP Bus Stop posters across city Catherine Sheehan from the Community Team distributing flyers.
LECP Press coverage
Chris Dorgan and Nina Dempsey from the community team running an LECP a library clinic. Clinics took place in all 10 libraries.
A still from one of 6 LECP video interviews produced featuring Siobhán O’Dowd, Chair LGBTI+ InterAgency.
A still from the short LECP animation commissioned to explain what the LECP is.
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Consultation in Numbers
• 54 Written Submissions received • 46 Inter-agencies were given information with some holding meetings and workshops for LECP • 462 responses to a survey • 457 people attended the in-person engagements. • 177 organisations engaged across the written submissions and in-person engagements. • 13 in-person engagements targeting the following groups:
• Youth (Local Area Youth Forum) • Youth (Local Area Youth Forum) • Older People (Age Friendly Forum) • Traveller Community • Local Area Resident’s Group • Economic and Enterprise stakeholders • Cork City Community Associations • Single Parents • Disabled People/People with a disability • Cork City Councillors
CITY LABS The following events were delivered in collaboration with UCC using a City Labs methodology. • Multi-Stakeholder City Lab (daytime) • Multi-Stakeholder City Lab (evening) • Cork City Council Senior Staff A separate report on the City Labs findings is available on www.corkcity.ie/lecp:
5 See Appendix 9 for list of submissions. 6 See Appendix 10 for full list of inter-agencies that the Cork City Council Community team engage with.
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LECP Consultation for Disabled people/ People with a disability.
LECP Consultation on Youth (Northside Youth Forum).
LECP Consultation with Single Parents.
Space for children at the LECP Consultation with Single Parents.
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Common Themes
A number of common themes emerged during the consultation process: One of the most commonly occurring themes from the consultation is the call for reduced inequality and greater inclusion . There was a strong social justice dimension to this, including highlighting the needs of Disabled people/People with a disability, single parents, older people, young people, the Traveller community and LGBTI+ groups as well as the value of progressing a city-wide approach to integration. Ensuring Safety in community areas and the city centre also came through very strongly in online survey response to qualitative questions. There was a strong call for increased community level partnership and community resourcing between social, business, environmental and other stakeholders and for enhanced partnership with universities and institutions of further education to advance economic diversification and social inclusion objectives. Increased accessibility of services has also featured very strongly in consultation feedback which ranged from making community facilities and businesses more wheelchair accessible, providing training and skills to young people in marginalised neighbourhoods to making arts, culture, and library facilities more accessible. The need for improved public transport featured in consultation response for both achieving carbon neutrality but improving economic efficiency, quality of life and increased access to the city’s economic and social life for all of its citizens and to increased housing supply. The consultation submissions also reflected the city’s potential for placemaking and investment in community infrastructure from revitalising City centre and suburban areas to the rejuvenation of its Dockland areas and derelict buildings to creating a connected, sustainable chain of green spaces and Riverfront amenities .
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A graphic harvest of the main findings of an LECP consultation with members of the Cork City Travelling Community.
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Executive Summary
Economic and Enterprise Development Key findings are presented below for each of the six High Level Goals by referring to the organisation or individual that made a submission and the relevant recommendation, or “consultation finding.” With the exception of a small number of extensive and “single High-Level Goal specific” submissions, the overall volume of responses does not permit more than one or two findings per organisation/individual, but more detail can be obtained in Appendices 1 through to 6. 1. Valuing Health and Well Being
Submission from
Key finding
Healthy Cities for All
Support implementation of the Cork Healthy Cities Action Plan through inclusive partnership to reduce health inequality in Cork City
NICHE
Support community and participatory approaches to tackling health challenges using evidence based best practice
Cork Access Group
Promote safety for Disabled people/People with a disability
Cork PPN
Tackle poverty exclusion and healthcare inequality for children, Disabled people/People with a disability, those with mental health issues and older people
Sinn Féin
CCC should work with the HSE and DoH to assist the growing need for community, step down and nursing home beds
LGBTI+ Interagency
Provide healthcare services for older LGTQI+
Traveller Interagency Group
Address racism and prejudice creating obstacles to accessing health services
Leisure World
Promote leisure and swimming facilities to promote community health
Community Associations
Promote greater awareness of and access to healthcare services in local communities
Consultation for Disabled people/ People with a disability
Attain best practice as an “Accessible Inclusive City for All” by 2040 by raising standards of accessibility in public services, amenities and by working more closely with relevant charities
Traveller community representation
Address significant health and mental health inequalities and challenges in underprivileged areas through community health initiatives
Residents’ Group Consultation Support community and participatory approaches to tackling health inequalities and challenges using evidence based best practice
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2. Partnership Inclusion and Equality
Submission from
Key finding
Cork City PPN
Develop an 'inclusive City' strategy to tackle barriers to marginalised groups, conduct equality impact assessment for housing. Advocate hate crime legislation.
Arts for All Support actions that make Cork a European Centre of Excellence in the Inclusive Arts. Embed "Arts for All" charters in all partnership signatory organisations. Music Generation Cork City Empower communities as engaged partners/ Prioritise communities experiencing exclusion. Commit to human rights, equality, integration, and anti-discrimination.
Nano Nagle Place
Cork should be a leading city for welcoming migrants with reference to UN SDG 4.7. Cork should invest in tourism, biodiversity, and sustainability Provide standardised accommodation, accessible employment for migrants and develop anti-racism initiatives
NASC
Residents’ Group
Involve communities in collaborative pilot schemes to reduce marginalisation
See My Skills
Expand learning and inclusion for Disabled people/People with a disability
Voice of Vision Impairment
Recognise and work with UN Convention on Rights of People with Disabilities & ensure LECP complies with it
Councillors’ consultation
Reduce red tape and compliance that is holding back community and voluntary groups
Community Associations
Improve links between Community Associations and the City Council. Promote more community and youth centres
Consultation for Disabled people/People with a disability Make community, health, transport, and leisure facilities more accessible to Disabled people/People with a disability. Raise awareness of services for Disabled people/People with a disability. Involve Disabled people/People with a disability in governance and decision making over their future. Local Area Youth Forum Provide safe spaces, training, amenities, and voice to young people in Cork City. Combat peer pressure/violence
Single parent consultation
Include single parents in city life by removing barriers (lack of affordable housing, accessible childcare). Build amenities/ supports for single parents and children
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3. A City of Learning and Culture
Submission from
Key finding
Cork Learning City Stakeholders submission Cork City Public Partnership Network (CCPPN) Cork Access Group (CAG)
Cork City's UNESCO Learning City initiatives should be deepened at county level and expanded regionally and nationally
Enhance dialogue, anti-discrimination, education facilities and public spaces. Promote artistic and cultural community life
Ensure equality of access for all learning and cultural institutions.
Cork Community Media Hub Involve the Cork Community Media Hub as a vital LECP partner in film, broadcast, arts & community television initiatives
Private Individual 1
Prioritise the widest possible access throughout Cork to cultural, educational, and recreational facilities
Sinn Fein
Widen access to learning, training, upskilling, and career development across the city. Address childhood care shortages
Nano Nagle Place
Incorporate UN Global Citizenship education into LECP learning objectives. Advance arts, culture, and creative industries
Arts for All LECP submission Promote training to improve equality, accessibility, and inclusion for all in the Arts
Cork Child friendly cities
Involve young people in arts, cultural and creative activities and expand cultural infrastructure
Residents’ Group
Create a cultural hub for Cork. Repurpose buildings to create additional studio spaces, gallery spaces and rooms for artists
NICHE
Remove barriers to life-long learning and promote cultural activities, vocational training, and digital literacy
Church group
Establish church as a prominent venue for artists, musicians, performers & creators
Meitheal Mara Cork
Recognise and develop Cork's maritime culture
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Submission from
Key finding
Rainbow Cities in Action
Provide examples of LGBTI+ art and culture containing LGBTI+ characters or individuals
Leisure World
Empower and enable people of all ages, interests, and abilities to enjoy lifelong learning, arts, and creativity
Cork Jewish Community Cork City Traveller Visibility Group and Traveller Interagency Group
Support Jewish community cultural activities. Provide a space for Jewish religious and cultural education and food
Facilitate and promote Travelling community culture, sports, and art/storytelling. Promote Traveller community heritage in placenames.
CESCA
Make educational opportunity more widely accessible across Cork City
Comhairle
Promote more accessible (to young people) and tailored library services with better opening hours
Community Associations consultation
Increase education in climate awareness and biodiversity
Consultation for Disabled people/People with a disability
Provide training to those working with Disabled people/People with a disability. Improve access to training for Disabled people/People with a disability
Residents’ Group consultation Create outdoor spaces for arts and music
Single Parent consultation
Improve access to education and training for single parents
Traveller Community Consultation
Promote a better understanding of Traveller community culture. Provide apprenticeships relevant to Travelling community
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4. Driving Economic and Enterprise Development
Submission from
Key finding
Cork City PPN
Investment needed in housing with a wide range of options to support a diverse workforce. LECP should improve employment and business opportunities for minority/vulnerable groups (Travelling community, LGBTI+, single parents). LECP should establish an “Innovation hub” to provide resources for startups and SMEs. Promote digital infrastructure and community economy. Building on Council’s good work, housing need should be reassessed in timeline of LECP. Potential of Dockland must be maximised by delivery of M28. Obstacles to providing housing should be identified and removed. LECP should promote public transport availability and proximity to residential areas. Provide sustainable infrastructure to support growth & housing objectives. Work to address skills gaps. Develop renewable energy economy. LECP should put tourism at its heart. Climate resilience buildings in the city should be integrated into the LECP and Climate Action Plan as per Net Zero Cities Sprint TF Targeted upskilling initiatives in disadvantaged areas can create “win-win” of addressing skills shortages and reduce inequality/disadvantage. Apprenticeship uptake in relevant skills needs should be increased. City Council, business and educational institutions should collaborate on this. Nurture links between businesses and internationally recognised Universities. Accelerate delivery of Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy (CMATS). LECP should promote plan to secure €300 million in enabling infrastructure. Develop and promote Cork airport as an international gateway for Cork's economy, an employment generator and regional economy motor Recognise and develop Cork's leisure and sports industry as a support for in Cork's FDI economy, tourism industry and city economy Prioritise development of an interagency food strategy for a healthy, sustainable resilient food system. Secure land for community gardens. Develop an economy of well-being for Cork City where individual well-being and long-term growth are mutually reinforcing.
Cork City Chamber of Commerce
Cork Airport
Cork Leisure World
Cork Food Policy Council
Cork Healthy Cities S.G.
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Submission from
Key finding
NICHE
Support creating enterprise-friendly ecosystems in marginalised areas
Residents’ Group 2
Promote environmental sustainability and social inclusion will enable enterprises to thrive.
Councillor's consultation
Support Integration of migrants to raise labour supply and address the skills shortage.
Economic consultation
LECP should support City Council and national housing policy implementation. Develop apprenticeships, training to tackle skills shortages. Develop recruitment, training, funding, and accessibility policies to maximise access for Disabled people/People with a disability to community & economic life.
Consultation for Disabled people/People with a disability
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5. A City of Safe, Accessible and Resilient Neighbourhoods
Submission from
Key finding
Residents’ Group feedback report
Improvement can and have occurred in community coordination, bus services, traffic &parking & services/facilities. Heavy traffic, lack of green and recreation/play spaces and convenience stores/amenities remain issues Concerns about traffic and development in Apple facility. Lack of access amenities, recreation, education, and jobs. Desire to raise, morale, health & welfare, and community pride in area Improve communication and coordination with Cork City Council Champion community organisations and structures to create safe accessible and resilient neighbourhoods
Residents’ Group
NICHE
Sustainable Living in Resident’s Group area
Support 15-minute city by development a market in market square near Elizabeth fort, enhancing natural heritage
National Transport Authority (NTA) Cork City Public Partnership Network (CCPPN)
LECP should emphasise crucial role which integration of land use and transport planning will play in achieving goals & objectives Promote community integration and infrastructure for safe mobility and diverse community representation
Cork Access Group
Ensure equal opportunity to participate in cultural life, recreation, leisure, and sport for those with disabilities
Cork Media Hub
Welcome LECP focus on empowering people to get involved in communities
Cork Equal and Sustainable Communities Alliance (CESCA)
Support inclusion of community hubs to be a central focus on communities and neighbourhoods
Cork Chamber of Commerce Emphasises importance of delivering housing, road and light rail investment, public transport, and design and placemaking. Create employment and volunteering opportunities for disadvantaged. Provide upskilling and training. Cork Healthy Cities Steering Group Support Cork becoming a Child Friendly, Age Friendly and Trauma Sensitive City. Adopt “Living Streets” approach of modal traffic filters and public realm improvements. Leisure World Management Promote partnership approaches to accessibility and services at local level
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Submission from
Key finding
City Lido
Build an open air 50 metre swimming pool at Horgan’s Quay or Kennedy Quay
Sinn Féin Use pobal deprivation index to inform business incentivisation, land use and youth interventions to include marginalised youth in the city economy. Widen access to higher education across the city. Tackle commercial vacancy and promote ‘living above the shop’ Traveller Interagency group Embed Traveller community friendly infrastructure and signage into communities. Provide facilities for Traveller community sport, culture. Nano Nagle Place Welcome investment to tackle anti-social behaviour. Address speed cars, illegal parking, and limited accessibility. Obtain grants from Europe to fund development of older historic parts of the city. Develop Hewitt distillery as local focal point Age Friendly Cork submission Make cork city more age accessible by removing barriers to mobility and providing age-friendly amenities, spaces, and signage. Cork LBGTI+ Interagency Steering Committee Ensure safety and wellbeing of staff and public working through A Garda Síochána. Provide LGBTI+ inclusiveness training. Arts for All submission Develop structures and partnership to make infrastructure and services more accessible to disadvantaged groups Submission by Private Individual 1
Cork Child Friendly City
Make Cork Child friendly through provision of safe secure and clean environments, social services and education and skills
Hospital consultation
Include the site for a new elective hospital in Glanmire and ensure proposed access route for Cork North Ring Road
Bike Commuting Ireland
Introduce mobile apps to report illegal parking
Traveller Visibility Group
Provide infrastructure amenities relevant to Travelling community
Meitheal Mara
Create a Maritime Activities and Recreation hub on River Lee as a key LECP project
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Submission from
Key finding
Residents’ Group
Use brownfield development in the Turner’s Cross area to develop a flagship neighbourhood to promote 15-minute city
Private Individual 3
Integrate public transport through easier ticket purchase, affordable prices, easier transfer, and barrier free boarding of buses
Private Individual 2
Support bus connects plan and encourage people to leave cars at home
Private Individual 4
Opposes development of cycle lanes in hilly environs as unsuitable and requests prioritisation of improved bus facilities
Private Individual 5
Promote greater use of green spaces for all ages to promote social interaction, health and strengthen communities.
Private Individual 6
Request for more discussion of planned change to Dunnes Stores on Patrick Street
Private Individual 7
Promotes need to quantify benefit of cycling networks
Private Individual 8
Provide accessible toilets in city centre
Private Individual 9
Calls for studies to measure the benefit of sustainable transport initiatives.
Private Individual 10
Identifies vacant buildings, car-centredness and a lack of community cohesion as key challenges for city to overcome
Councillor consultations
Need to address safety concerns, dereliction, drug use through development of community facilities, engagement, and volunteering Provide new community centres, rentable spaces, and business hubs. Make most of community-built environment. Provide child friendly amenities, green spaces/play areas and services. Provide community childhood care & single parent supports
Community consultations
Single parents
Consultations for Disabled people/People with a disability Make community services accessible to people with disabilities. Enhance health community facilities for Disabled people/ People with a disability Local Area Youth Forum Provide safe spaces free from drugs, peer pressure and violence. Combat violence and litter. Provide more sporting/leisure activities.
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6. Leading on Sustainability and Climate Action
Submission from
Key finding
Draft Cork City Climate Action Plan 2024-2029
This is a plan with which the LECP must be consistent and not a submission to the LECP but is useful in that it underlines how, as as one of Ireland’s most rapidly growing cities producing 1 million tonnes of C02 emissions each year Cork City’s goal of achieving. Net zero “as soon as possible” (EU’s Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities Mission objectives) governance, community partnership and policies on the built environment, energy, transport and natural environment and resource management will need to be ambitious These emphases the opportunity for the LECP to identify and implement best sustainability practice in new growth areas such as the Docklands Cork City should take on some actions in the proposed Nature Restoration Law and maximise use of solar panels on rooves. LECP should link carbon reduction to improved health outcomes, calls for an audit of green spaces. And greater use and expansion of green space and tree planting to promote carbon sequestration. LECP should support the Cork Food Policy Council in developing a comprehensive interagency food strategy to promote healthy. Sustainable and resilient food systems in Cork. This should be done using local knowledge to influence national food processes. And policies. The river Lee should be used as a recreational and play space in the city.
Planning Cork City A Vision for Sustainable Development
Cork Environmental Forum LECP should implement the Blue and Green Infrastructure and study/map the city’s natural assets.
Cork Healthy Cities Steering Group
Cork City PPN This submission recommends more investment in green infrastructure, sustainable transport. It calls for the development of an Energy Transition Plan. It promotes the circular economy, preservation of wild spaces, local food production, water conservation community composting. It calls for building resilience for Cork City against climate action implications such as flooding. It calls for sustainable public procurement policies and greater community and youth engagement in climate action. Cork Chamber of Commerce LECP and Climate Action Plan should integrate the Net Zero Cities Sprint Task force to decarbonise commercial buildings. LECP should emphasise implementation of ‘Just Transition’ towards carbon neutrality to ensure disadvantaged groups are not left behind in the carbon neutral economy.
NICHE
LECP should promote circular economy awareness and better waste management in communities where waste is an issue
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Submission from
Key finding
Cork Access Group
Calls for the implementation of universal design to ensure sustainability
Private Individual 9
Calls for more studies to demonstrate positive impact of sustainable transport initiatives and negative impacts of car usage.
Private Individual 5
Proposes greater use of green spaces to promote climate action and biodiversity.
Cork City Climate Conversations
Identified the need for more collaboration between public sector bodies on an ongoing basis to deliver sustainable transport, retrofitting. And to overcome legislative barriers in relation to climate action. Identified need to work with partners outside city and share power. Households are the leading source of carbon emissions in Cork City accounting for 34% of total emissions, followed by road transport. At 29% and commercial services and industry at 22% with public services, agriculture, and waste.
Councillors Consultation
Highlighted climate change as a threat to the city in the form of flooding and identified the need for the LECP to support. Climate change mitigation. Supported the 15-minute city, more green spaces, and biodiversity.
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Introduction to Appendices of Consultation Results
A guide to consultation results and other inputs Public consultation was undertaken over a ten-week period between 13th March and 26th May 2023. The consultation followed official guidelines 2 with clear underpinning values as follows: • A commitment to social justice • A commitment to empowering communities. • A commitment to sustainable development • Active participation of stakeholders, citizens, and non-citizens in shaping the future of communities • A commitment to Human Rights, Equality and Discrimination in ensuring all groups share equitably in Cork city’s social and economic future. • Social inclusion in the economic and community life of the city These principles were reflected in the broad diversity of consultees who participated in this consultation process. A total of 54 consultations were submitted during the consultation period from a wide range of consultees (see Appendices 9 and 10 below).
Additionally, 13 face-to-face workshops were held with the following key stakeholder groups:
1. Local Area Youth Forum 2. Local Area Youth Forum 3. Age Friendly Forum
9. Consultation for Disabled people/People with a disability 10. Cork City Councillors City Labs in collaboration with UCC:
4. Traveller community consultation 5. Residents’ Group consultation 6. Economic and Enterprise consultation 7. Cork City Community Associations 8. Single Parent Consultation
11. Multi-Stakeholder City Lab (daytime) 12. Multi-Stakeholder City Lab (evening) 13. Cork City Council Senior Staff
2 As stated in the “Guide for Inclusive Community Engagement in Local Planning and Decision Making (February 2023).
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Introduction to Appendices of Consultation Results
Finally online consultation was a key element to the consultation process and 462 responses were received to the online survey (see below). An online webinar event was held on 15th May to inform the public about the process. The LECP was also informed by “overlapping” events and reports including the CityLab’s events occurred April 2023 and subsequent report and the Cork University Business School “Policy Review for the Development of High-Level Goals for the New LECP for Cork City”. Structure of this Appendix Appendices 1 to 7 inclusive provide detailed feedback for Online, Written and Face to Face feedback for consultation undertaken between March 2023 and December 2023 as part of Stage 2 of the LECP process. Appendices 1 to 6 provide, in order of High-Level Goal and with reference to the contributing stakeholder organisation, consultation responses in the order of Online survey results, both quantitative and qualitative, the results of written submissions and the results of face-to-face workshops. Responses to quantitative online survey questions are summarised in written form in Appendices 1 to 6 according to the closest possible relevance of the survey questions to the relevant High-Level Goal (see below). For space reasons the graphical presentation of quantitative presented in a separate Appendix 7 (see below). Appendix 8 provides a summary of High-Level Goals and Objectives Online survey questions A total of 17 online survey questions were asked of respondents but three of these (Questions 2, 3 and 4) had both quantitative and qualitative dimensions. Given the very diverse and “respondent-specific” nature of responses to questions of a more qualitative nature were too numerous and too diverse in response to present graphically and are therefore commented on in writing to give a brief summary impression of key findings. In addition, a “Word Cloud” is provided to give an impression of the most commonly recurring themes where the larger words (in font size) reflect the most commonly occurring themes in responses.
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The questions were as follows (the number of respondents to the relevant question and those who chose to enter a null response is provided in brackets 3 ) Question 1 (quantitative): Where do you live in the city? Responses are graphed as percentages of total for the North and South of the city. (394 responses, 68 null responses). Question 2 (quantitative):
Respondents were asked their opinion of what aspects of living in the community could be improved according to the following themes: Job opportunities; social life; recreation facilities; safety; friendly neighbourhoods; local businesses shops/ cafés hairdressers; suggestions to improve their local area. Responses are weighted and presented on a scale from 0 to 3, which a lower score indicating more favourable conditions and a higher score indicating less favourable conditions (453 responses, 9 null responses). Respondents were asked their opinion of services in their community according to the following themes: GP services, primary care facilities; community safety; services for older people; services for younger people; services for younger people, services for vulnerable people, education and training services and suggestions for a new service that would improve their local area. Responses are weighted and presented on a scale from 0 to 3, which a lower score indicating more favourable conditions and a higher score indicating less favourable conditions (450 responses, 12 null responses). Respondents were asked “Give us one suggestion to improve your area?” Respondents were asked to rate facilities in their area according to the following: Public Park; playground; community creche/playschool; community hall/centre, sports pitches, safe cycling routes, safe walking routes, self-employment; what one new facility would improve their area? Responses are weighted and presented on a scale from 0 to 3, with a lower score indicating more favourable conditions and a higher score indicating less favourable conditions (448 responses, 14 null responses). Respondents were asked “What one new service would improve your area?” Respondents were asked “Name the best thing about you community”. (410 responses, 52 null responses) Respondents were asked “What one thing would you like to see added to your community in the next 6 years?” (409 responses, 53 null responses) Respondents were asked to name the most important social needs for Cork City amongst the following: Provision of affordable housing; improved public transport; encouragement of cultural activities and the performing arts, encouragement of sporting activities, activities on the river/harbour. Responses are weighted and presented on a scale from 0 to 6 with a lower score indicating a less pressing need and a higher score indicating a more pressing need. (419 responses, 43 null responses) Respondents were asked “What one new facility would improve your area?”
Question 2 (qualitative): Question 3 (quantitative):
Question 3 (qualitative): Question 4 (quantitative):
Question 4 (qualitative): Question 5 (qualitative): Question 6 (qualitative):
Question 7 (quantitative):
3 In each case the number of those who responded to the question and the numbers who entered a null response total to 462.
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Question 8 (quantitative):
Respondents were asked to name the most important education, training and learning needs for Cork City amongst the following options: Skills, Training for new emerging opportunities; Literacy, Digital literacy and English language; Advanced digital skills; green skills; continuous professional development opportunities for upskilling in the workplace; part-time adult education opportunities at Further or Higher levels; Wider Apprenticeship opportunities; Community Education. Responses are weighted and presented on a scale from 0 to 7 with a lower score indicating a lesser relative need and a higher score indicating a higher relative need. (411 responses, 51 null responses) Respondents were asked what the most important enterprise needs are for Cork City from amongst the following three options: Affordable, enterprise space, Enterprise grant aid, training, and mentoring. (347 responses, 115 null responses). R espondents were asked what the most important Employment needs for Cork City are from amongst the following options: Secure Employment, Job Opportunities, Apprenticeships, Public Transport, Job opportunities close to respondent. Responses are weighted and presented on a scale from 0 to 4 with a lower score indicating a lesser relative need and a higher score indicating a higher relative need. (397 responses, 65 null responses). Respondents were asked are there any other important needs for Cork City? (366 responses, 96 null responses). Respondents were asked to name the most important action that the city could undertake to tackle climate change (376 responses, 86 null responses) Respondents were asked their age according to the following age categories: Under 20 years of age, 20-40 years, 40-50 years, 50-60 years, Over 60 years and “Prefer not to answer”. Responses are shown as percentages of total responses. (responses 425, null responses 37). Respondents were asked about their gender: “How do you Identify?” according to three options “Woman”, “Man” and “Non- binary”. Responses are shown as percentages of total responses. (428 responses, 34 null responses). Respondents were asked if any of the following categories applied to them: Traveller community; Disabled people/People with a disability; One Parent families; Long-term unemployed; Asylum seeker/refugee; Migrant/person born outside Ireland; LGBTI+; Serious health issues (mental/physical); Living with Addiction. Respondents are shown as a percentage of total responses. (157 responses, 305 null responses). Respondents were asked if any of the following applied to them: Employed part-time; employed full-time; casual employment; self-employed/subcontractor; accessing education or training; Business/SME Owner; Retired; Unemployed: Working in the Home. Responses are shown as a percentage of total responses. (400 responses, 62 null responses). Respondents were asked how long they are living in Cork according to the following categories: Zero to 2 years, 3-10 years, 11 years+, Since birth, since birth but having lived away from Cork for more than five years. Responses are shown as a percentage of total. (Responses 441, null response 21).
Question 9 (quantitative):
Question 10: (quantitative):
Question 11 (qualitative): Question 12 (qualitative):
Question 13 (quantitative):
Question 14 (quantitative):
Question 15 (quantitative):
Question 16 (quantitative):
Question 17 (quantitative):
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Introduction to Appendices of Consultation Results
Written and Face to Face response formats. Responses to both Written and Face to Face consultations are provided in tabular form with reference to the relevant High-Level Goal and consultee/ stakeholder whose comments are presented in summary form. Appendix 9 and 10 provides a list of consultee/stakeholder organisations for Cork City Council, including which responded to consultation in written or face to face form. Responses to online survey questions were largely from members of the public responding as individuals.
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Appendix 1
High Level Goal 1 – Health and Well Being
1.1 Online survey feedback Survey feedback was received in both quantitative and qualitative form. Quantitative online survey feedback is provided in graphical form in Appendix 2 (A7.1 for High Level Goal1). This feedback is more “context-providing” than directional in nature and should be used as a reference to support, where necessary, recommended actions. Where the word “notable” is used, this indicates a weighted average score in excess of 2 4 where the chart range is between 0 and 3 (Question 3). 1.1.1 Quantitative survey feedback Online survey responses suggest that the key concerns arising from online survey feedback are as follows: • Responses to the online survey suggested a notable degree of perceived need for improved GP services and primary care (Figure A7.1(a)) • The share of respondents over the age of 60, some 20.2%, is broadly in line with Cork City’s demographic profile (the share of Cork City’s population over the age of 65 is 21.7%) (Figure A7.1(b)). • Significant shares of respondents are from groups that either have significant health challenges or for whom health issues are raised in relevant submissions, namely:
- Some 4.5% are from the Travelling community. - Some 9.5% experience some form of disability. - Some 4.5% are living with an addiction. - Some 16.6% cite serious health issues. - Some 22.9% are from the LGBTI+ community. - Some 4.5% are long-term unemployed.
4 These criteria are somewhat arbitrary but selected to obtain some differentiation in degree between levels of priority as suggested by responses to the survey.
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1.1.2 Qualitative survey feedback Health and wellbeing featured significantly in responses to online questions.
In response to question 3 primary care more health literacy, support for people encountering mental health issues, community health centres were identified as services that would improve the local community area. In response to question 11, several respondents cited the need for drug, alcohol and mental health care treatments, a safe cycling week and more accessible sports and leisure facilities – a community swimming pool was mentioned - to improve physical and mental health. Other suggestions that emerged included the ideas of providing more public transport, greening of streetscapes (in response to question 12) to keep the city cool if temperatures rise, improve carbon capture, improve aesthetic beauty, and support wildlife and improve mental health. This question was predominantly aimed at informing High Level Goal 6 but are relevant also to High Level Goal 2. Question 3 (Qualitative): Name one new service that you would like to see in your area.
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Question 11 (Qualitative): Are there any other important needs for Cork City?
Question 12 (Qualitative): In one sentence, what is the most important action that the City could undertake to tackle climate change?
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1.2 Written submissions Written submissions are highlighted below for responses from stakeholders with a specific remit in health policy and, thereafter in summary form, for stakeholder submissions that significantly and specifically reference this High-Level Goal in their responses.
Submission source
Summary of Issue Raised relevant to this High-Level Goal
This submission calls for a rewording of the High-Level Goals 1 and 4 as follows (suggested changes in bold) : 1. A city valuing health and wellbeing for all. 4. A city driving sustainable economic and enterprise development. It calls for adjustments to the wording of Objectives 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 as follows (suggested changes in bold ): Objective 1.1 To ensure Cork is a healthy city that connects to improve the health and wellbeing of all its people at all ages, reduces health inequalities and recognises the need for a holistic approach to health and wellbeing by supporting the implementation of the Cork Healthy Cities Action Plan 2020 - 2030. Objective 1.2 Create a responsive, inclusive, and resilient city by building strong interconnected and sustainable local health partnerships and systems that can respond to local needs and threats to public health. Objective 1.3 Promote cross-sectoral working to achieve better health outcomes for the city through integrated health planning which addresses the social, commercial, and environmental determinants of health and promotes health in all policies This submission is a community development health initiative focused on promoting positive health and wellbeing focused primarily on the electoral districts of Knocknaheeny and Shanakiel, but with a broader reach into Cork City and County through collaborative programmes with other stakeholders such as Cork Healthy Cities and CESCA. It supports Objective 1.4 promoting community development and participatory approaches to addressing health challenges and says there is a need for “evidence based best practices that address the health disparities and social determinants of health”
1.2.1 Healthy Cities for All submission
1.2.2 NICHE
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Submission source
Summary of Issue Raised relevant to this High-Level Goal
1.2.3 Cork Access Group
We would like a space to collaborate with Gardaí regarding safety issues for people with disabilities.
1.2.4 Cork City PPN
This submission calls for the following actions relevant to High Level Goal 1 1. A commitment to eradicating child poverty.
2. Support access to assessment of need services for young children. 3. Support early intervention programmes with young children . 4. The council should ensure that mental health services are easily accessible . 5. Establish health and wellness as a priority in urban planning so that public spaces are designed and maintained to encourage physical activity and interaction. 6. Increase accessibility to sports facilities and playgrounds across the city. 7. Ensure that every community has access to a local, well-resourced, and free-to access community centre. 8. City council should collaborate with community groups to provide free exercise classes within communities. 9. Offer comprehensive mental health training for local employers, public sector staff and community leaders. 10. Evaluate the impact of insurance costs on community activities. 11. Foster partnerships between the council, healthcare providers, and community groups. 12. Facilitate programs for healthy eating in partnership with local markets and businesses. 13. Encourage schools to participate in health and wellness programs. 14. Practically and financially support establishing support groups for individuals dealing with various health issues or Disabled people/People with a disability.
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Submission source
Summary of Issue Raised relevant to this High-Level Goal 15. Increased access to public health nurses and home help services 16. Invest in training and resources for first responders to deal with mental health crises 17. Develop a robust system for health impact assessments of future urban development projects 18. Ensure all council staff are trained in trauma-informed practice. 19. Increased funding for Street Fests, community gatherings and programmes for intergenerational and community social gatherings. 20. Increased funding, space, and resources for community gardens 21. Support local drug and alcohol task forces to deliver targeted and universal support 22. Ensure well-funded and resourced youth work services in all communities. 23. Develop and fund detached street outreach youth work programmes across Cork City to engage with young people who are not engaging with centre-based youth. work services.
1.2.5 Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin’s submission proposes the following in relation to High Level Goal 1: - Cork City Council to explore income inequality in the city and identify areas in need. of intervention
- Cork City Council should identify areas in need of a Clean Air Strategy - Tree planting should be undertaken in areas of below average tree coverage
In relation to healthcare and care of older people it proposes, specifically: - Cork City Council should work with the HSE and the Department of Health to ensure planning policies and strategies are assisting in addressing the growing need for community, step down and nursing home beds. - Cork City Council should explore assistance they can provide in ensuring people can remain in their own home for as long as possible.
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