The quality of our environment has an immeasurable impact on our quality of life. Limerick City is fortunate in its possession of a range of high quality natural and built environments, including the River Shannon and examples of superb architecture dating from all periods of its life. We need to ensure that these assets are conserved and, where possible enhanced. To ensure a sustainable future for the City and a high quality of life for all of its citizens we need to work so that the City is clean and that modern waste management practice is undertaken in a manner that will not impinge on the City or its people. One of the key considerations required in developing a high standard quality of life, is not only the provision of services, but ensuring all people have access to services, and have access to and from the City. To date, most of the attention to providing access to the City has been given to road development, however to ensure all people have access to services, there is a need for improved public transport. 07.3 It is a challenge for the City to ensure that all people in Limerick have access to a high quality of life. This means that:

• all people will live in a high quality, safe, sustainable, natural and built environment.
• all people will have access to a choice of services and facilities.
• there will be a strong sense of community identity: all people will have a sense of belonging in the community and will have the opportunity to participate in the life and governance of the City.

Limerick has an acknowledged challenge with regard to the incidence and profile of crime in the City.This situation has attracted national headlines, significantly damaging the image of the City and compromising the safety of residents and visitors. There is a need for positive action, through which we can develop a more positive image for the City.

The quality of our environment has an immeasurable impact on our quality of life. Limerick City is fortunate in its possession of a range of high quality natural and built environments, including the River Shannon and examples of superb architecture dating from all periods of its life. We need to ensure that these assets are conserved and, where possible enhanced.

To ensure a sustainable future for the City and a high quality of life for all of its citizens we need to work so that the City is clean and that modern waste management practice is undertaken in a manner that will not impinge on the City or its people.

One of the key considerations required in developing a high standard quality of life, is not only the provision of services, but ensuring all people have access to services, and have access to and from the City. To date, most of the attention to providing access to the City has been given to road development, however to ensure all people have access to services, there is a need for improved public transport.

There is also a need to address the traffic congestion in the city. This will be partially achieved through the completion of the Southern By-pass and the fourth River Shannon Crossing, however the City Development Board will need to take a responsible role in ensuring that the streets of Limerick are further developed as people friendly landscapes.

Goal 4

Limerick will be an Attractive City.

Objective 4.1:To facilitate the development of a more attractive City.
Responsible Organisation: Limerick City Council

Objective 4.2:To enhance the River Shannon and it's foreshore for public use
Responsible Organisation: Limerick City Council

Objective 4.3:To enhance public open space and park provision in the City
Responsible Organisation: Limerick City Council

Goal 5

Limerick will be an Environmentally Sustainable City.

Objective 5.1: To increase environmental awareness among all people in the City.
Responsible Organisation: Limerick City Council

Objective 5.2:To design, produce, promote and run an environmental participation programme for schools and the wider community.
Responsible Organisation: Limerick City Council /PAUL

Objective 5.3:To conserve the City's natural resources.
Responsible Organisation: Limerick City Council

Objective 5.4:To minimise waste generation and maximise recycling in the City.
Responsible Organisation: Limerick City Council

Objective 5.5:To ensure Limerick's energy usage will be on a par with international best practice for urban centres.
Responsible Organisation: Limerick City Council

Objective 5.6:To ensure that the requirements of minimising energy use and identifying new sources of renewable energy are prioritised.
Responsible Organisation: Limerick City Council

Objective 5.7:To ensure effective, safe and sustainable waste management.
Responsible Organisation: Limerick City Council

Objective 5.8:To carry out sustainability and environmental proofing of all policy areas applicable to the City.

Responsible Organisation: Limerick City Council/ City Development Board

Objective 5.9:To pursue the achievement of unpolluted waters
Responsible Organisation: Limerick City Council

Objective 5.10:To maintain air quality in the City
Responsible Organisation: Limerick City Council

Objective 5.11: To ensure sustainable patterns of development by the implementation of the objectives set out in Limerick City Development Plan
Responsible Organisation: Limerick City Council

Goal 6

Limerick will be a Litter & Graffiti Free City.

Objective 6.1:To work towards a cleaner City
Responsible Organisation: Limerick City Council

Objective 6.2:To promote and involve the Community in achieving a cleaner City.
Responsible Organisation: Limerick City Council

Goal 7

All people in Limerick will have access to an adequate range of services, facilities and a high level of Amenities.

Objective 7.1: Conduct an accessibility audit of all public buildings in the City.
Responsible Organisation: PAUL/Limerick City Council

Objective 7.2:To ensure all new development contributes to accessible services and facilities.
Responsible Organisation: Limerick City Council

Objective 7.3:To ensure all housing development achieves high standards of on-site and neighbourhood amenity
Responsible Organisation: Limerick City Council

Objective 7.4:To ensure all public services in the City are accessible, affordable and of high quality.
Responsible Organisation: Limerick City Development Board

Objective 7.5:To implement the Barcelona Convention.
Responsible Organisation: Limerick City Council

Goal 8

All residents of Limerick will be housed in safe, suitable conditions.

Objective 8.1:To ensure all people in the City have access to appropriate housing
Responsible Organisation: Limerick City Council

Objective 8.2:To develop and deliver effective public housing policy.
Responsible Organisation: Limerick City Council

Objective 8.3:To increase the availability of affordable, social and private housing
Responsible Organisation: Limerick City Council

Objective 8.4:To enhance the support network necessary in the provision of social housing
Responsible Organisation: Limerick City Council

Objective 8.5:To promote integration and reduce social segregation in housing development
Responsible Organisation: Limerick City Council

Objective 8.6: Develop an effective system of management of Council housing stock
Responsible Organisation: Limerick City Council

Objective 8.7:To prioritise the redevelopment of and provide ongoing maintenance to existing housing estates open spaces and derelict sites.
Responsible Organisation: Limerick City Council

Goal 9

Limerick will be a safe place for all people to live and work.

Objective 9.1: To reduce overall crime levels in Limerick and to ensure that violence and anti-social behaviour on the Streets is decreased.
Responsible Organisation: Garda Siochana

Objective 9.2: Develop a proactive approach to crime prevention.
Responsible Organisation: Garda Siochana

Objective 9.3:To ensure an integrated, interagency approach to tackling safety and security issues in the City
Responsible Organisation: Garda Siochana

Objective 9.4: To ensure emergency services have the capacity to meet the City's needs
Responsible Organisation: Limerick City Council

Goal 10

Limerick will be a Healthy City.

Objective 10.1:To prepare and implement a programme for Limerick City to become a Healthy City
Responsible Organisation: Mid Western Health Board/ Limerick City Development Board

Objective 10.2: To protect and enhance public health through the promotion of a healthy environment
Responsible Organisation: Mid Western Health Board/ Limerick City Council

Objective 10.3:To provide access to high quality health services.
Responsible Organisation: Mid Western Health Board

Objective 10.4:To improve the Health of the Travelling Community, Homeless Persons and Asylum Seekers.
Responsible Organisation: Mid-Western Health Board

Objective 10.5:To promote social inclusion and alleviate poverty
Responsible Organisation: Mid Western Health Board/ Limerick City Development Board

Objective 10.6:To develop facilities and services for people at risk of becoming involved in drugs
Responsible Organisation: Mid Western Health Board/ Limerick City Development Board

14/06/2007