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Cork County Council’s New Social Housing Units to be Designed with Disability and Elderly In Mind
by SEAMUS WHELEHAN
In future social houses
across Cork County will be designed for persons with a disability and the elderly in mind. The draft plans drawn up
between the Cork City and County Housing and Disa- bility Steering Committee to address the housing need for all has been broadly wel- comed. Seamus McGrath, Chair-
man of Cork County Coun- cil’s Housing Special Pur- poses committee, received the backing of his colleagues for the plan on Monday. The document recognises
that people with a disability should have the opportunity to choose their place of res- idence and where, and with whom they live, on an equal basis with others. At present none of the so- cial houses designed for con-
struction in Cork County have downstairs accommo- dation and bathing facilities. This is despite the latest
figures from the Central Statistics Office which show that 27% of people are over the age of 50 years, with 7% of the population registered with a disability. Under the new plan, the new homes would be de- signed with the needs of a person with an intellectual, sensory, mental health or physical disability in mind. It is estimated that over 1,000 universally designed homes will be needed across Cork County in the coming years.
At present almost 700
people with a disability are on the Cork County Council Social Housing waiting list. Figures seen by the East
Cork Journal show that 663 people
with either a
physical, sensory, mental health or intellectual disabil-
ity are awaiting an allocation of Social Housing in Cork County. At least 10 people with
either a physical or mental health disability are current- ly registered with homeless services. The Local Authority has
an existing housing stock of 7,511, yet few options are available for a person with a disability. Sinn Fein Cllr, Eoughan
Jeffers, said the Draft Plan was “most progressive” and he welcomed broadening the documents terms of dis- ability to include a person with autism. Fine
Gael Cllr, Kevin
Murphy, said “all social housing should have a cer- tain amount of fitting at the building stage. Slightly wid- er doors, low toilets, hand- rails and light fittings can be incorporated at
the design
stage, as retro-fitting costs a fortune.”
Thursday, 3rd
May 2018
Minister Stanton Welcomes An Bord Pleanala Permission for Dairygold Expansion in Mogeely
An Bord Pleanala’s deci-
sion to grant planning per- mission for an significant expansion at the Dairygold facility in Mogeely, Co. Cork has been welcomed by Cork East Fine Gael TD and Minister of State at the Department of Justice, David Stanton.
The new
facility will be developed, in partnership with Norwegian co-operative TINE SA, for the manufacture of Jarlsberg cheese. “Dairygold’s plans for production
a new cheese
plant in Mogeely will mean a major expansion of their current commercial partner- ship with TINE SA. TINE SA is Norway’s largest farmer-owned dairy co-op- erative and the owners of the Jarslbery cheese brand. Although Dairygold has been manufacturing Jarsl- berg cheese for a number of years, the new facility, once operational will result in a very substantial increase in production of up to 20,000
tonnes annually. This level of investment is a real vote of confidence in the quality of the Irish dairy industry. “This level of production
will require large amounts of locally produced milk so is great news for the local dairy farmers and the na- tional dairy industry and cheese manufacturing.
It
will also help offset and is- sues experienced by the Irish dairy industry as a result of Brexit.
the intention is to export the majority of the cheese
I understand that to
be produced at the plant to Europe, the USA and other international markets. “In addition to the ben-
efits for local dairy farmers, the local economy should also receive a significant jobs boost during the construc- tion phase of the project and with employment opportu- nities in the facility once it becomes operational. There should also be a knock on ef- fect for ancillary sectors.
As I Was by RONNIE MCGINN (1958)
My baby came to me to say goodbye, But I would not let her see a man could cry,
A new –love she had found, ‘twas all because, And she walked away and left me as I was!
I saw me baby yesterday with him, They looked so much in love the two of them, I didn’t stop to stare or cause a stir, I just walked away and left them as they were.
Now a man has got to be a man And not pretend to be,
A man has got to make a stand And let the whole world see, How much a man is he!
So when:
My baby came to me to say hello She said her other love was gone and oh! How she was sorry for the pain she’d caused, I just walked away and left her as she was
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