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To: Richard Shakespeare and Anthony Flynn (Dublin City Council)
Keep The James Weir Home on Cork Street, D8 in public hands
Dublin City Council to acquire the James Weir Home from the HSE and engage with community organisations to ensure community use for the building.
Why is this important?
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The South West Inner City area of Dublin has a chronic shortage of community spaces and community facilities. The area around Cork Street in particular has seen a huge increase in hotel and other short-term rental developments. There is tangible evidence that the local community has been squeezed out.
"A Socioeconomic Analysis of Dublins South West Inner City" from Barra Rowntree (Trinity College) found that Third-level progression rates locally are less than half of the national average, that average incomes are substantially lower than Dublin as a whole, and the number of drug poisoning deaths per capita is at least twice the national average, though is likely higher. The report concluded that "The concentration of disadvantage in parts of the SWIC provides a compelling case for additional targetted investment", and in particular pointed towards investment in education and physical activity for young people.
The James Weir Home for Nurses on Cork Street is owned by the HSE. The HSE have offered to give it to DCC free of charge so it can be used for community purposes.
The South West Inner City area of Dublin has a chronic shortage of community spaces and community facilities. The area around Cork Street in particular has seen a huge increase in hotel and other short-term rental developments. There is tangible evidence that the local community has been squeezed out.
"A Socioeconomic Analysis of Dublins South West Inner City" from Barra Rowntree (Trinity College) found that Third-level progression rates locally are less than half of the national average, that average incomes are substantially lower than Dublin as a whole, and the number of drug poisoning deaths per capita is at least twice the national average, though is likely higher. The report concluded that "The concentration of disadvantage in parts of the SWIC provides a compelling case for additional targetted investment", and in particular pointed towards investment in education and physical activity for young people.
The James Weir Home for Nurses on Cork Street is owned by the HSE. The HSE have offered to give it to DCC free of charge so it can be used for community purposes.