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Limerick Regeneration AgencIES

Limerick Regeneration AgencIES. PRESENTATION LEDP, 11 TH March 2009. Presentation Overview. Setting the Scene - F itzgerald Report (2007). Regeneration Communities. Work of Regeneration. Regeneration Agency Master Plan. Regeneration & Education. Final Thoughts.

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Limerick Regeneration AgencIES

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  1. Limerick RegenerationAgencIES PRESENTATION LEDP, 11TH March 2009

  2. Presentation Overview • Setting the Scene - Fitzgerald Report(2007). • Regeneration Communities. • Work of Regeneration. • Regeneration Agency Master Plan. • Regeneration & Education. • Final Thoughts.

  3. Fitzgerald Report (2007). Nov. 2006, John Fitzgerald - to lead an initiative to address social exclusion, crime & disorder in Limerick City. • Intensive Policing Arrangements; • Structures for Regeneration (Ministerial Order SI 275/276/2007); • Teams to address Social, Educational & Family Problems; • Improve Access & Infrastructure; • Attract Inward Investment; • Prioritize State interventions & create incentives for development (Regional Aid Guidelines 2007-2013); • Address the issue of Drugs; • Regenerate Housing Stock; • Develop the Region.

  4. Areas for Regeneration • Moyross [12 estates]. • O’Malley Park and Keyes Park, Southill. • Kincora Park and Carew Park, Southill. • Ballinacurra Weston [Clarina, Crecora & Beechgrove, Lenihan Ave. Section of Hyde Ave. & Hyde Road]. • St. Mary’s Park. • Multiplier effect – Limerick City & Region.

  5. Moyross

  6. Southill

  7. Ballinacurra Weston

  8. St. Mary’s Park

  9. Regeneration Agency

  10. Work of Regeneration • September 2007 – consultation with stakeholders. • Launch of Vision Document – ‘Our Vision, Our Community, Our Future’ (Jan., 2008). • Consultation for Launch of Master Plan (Oct., 2008). • Endorsement from Board of Directors, Residents, Limerick City Council, Cabinet Committee on Social Inclusion. • Implementation Phase 2009 c. 10 -15 year completion period.

  11. Regeneration Agency - Not a Funding Body • Regeneration Programme- Social & Economic led. • Regeneration Agency’s Role - Catalyst for change. • Regeneration Agency’s Work - An Integration Agency. Master Plan (Oct. 28th, 2008) SOCIAL / ECONOMIC / PHYSICAL: • People- Health, Education, Children, Youth & Family Support; Play, Sports Arts & Culture. • Work - Employment, Training, Enterprise. • Place - Housing, Facilities & Infrastructural Development.

  12. EDUCATION

  13. Education THE Problem(s). • Low pupil no.s in many regeneration area schools. • Low levels of literacy & ed. attainment at primary level. • Poor attainment levels in secondary. • Poor retention and participation rates in regeneration area schools. • Early School Leaving a problem In regeneration areas – c. 17.9% State, Limerick 22.2% [HIA Report, 2008]. • High % of Adults with functional literacy difficulties. • Limited uptake at FE & HE Ed. Levels from Regeneration Areas.

  14. Conclusions • Outcomes for education unsatisfactory. • Many failingor being failed by education in Limerick City. • While the focus of intense policy & investment, educational disadvantage in its various forms, remains a difficult and deep-rooted problemin parts of Limerick City, i.e. Regeneration areas.

  15. Regeneration & Education • A Manager of Education - to lead educational change in Limerick. • Quality Early Years Education & After-School provision for regeneration areas. • Development of an Early School Leaving strategy for the City. • A more comprehensive system of SEN support ‘as required’. • Access in schools to needs based counselling & therapeutic supports. • Early Warning & Needs Support System: [LANS]. • Education Infrastructure: Fast track school builds: School Accommodation Commission. • Support the development of Community, Adult Education programmes & facilities.

  16. UL, MIC, LIT, CLVEC - to promote greater pathways &progression to HE & FE. • Digital Inclusion: Promotion of new technologies to address social exclusion. • Radical re-thinking – to enhance Education & learning in Limerick [not all about resources but doing business differently]. • Joined up thinking between Dept’s., Agencies & Providers. for the strategic planning & coordination of education resources & services.

  17. Final Thoughts ‘It takes an entire village to raise a child’ - African proverb

  18. Contact details Website: www.limerickregeneration.ie • Limerick Southside Regeneration Agency Unit 12-14B, LEDP, Roxboro Road, Limerick Tel: 061-221914, Fax: 061-316997 • Limerick Northside Regeneration Agency Watch House Cross, Moyross, Limerick Tel: 061-458884, Fax: 458647. • Limerick Northside Regeneration Agency (St.Mary’s) Kings Island Youth & Community Centre, Verdand Place Kings Island, Limerick. Tel: 61-405186, Fax: 061-40614.2

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