Communication

● Social and Community Development should ensure that the existing community is a part of the future. People born in the area should have a place in its future. This will strengthen the community ties between the generations. ● There is a unique culture in the area, which is worth preserving. ● Increased day centres for the older population, increased child care facilities, instigating car free zones in towns, housing developments for older people to step down to. ● Good health services. ● Local community centre hubs, like Enterprise hubs, fully serviced and resourced, but for community activities and engagement. This vision means there is always a place for the choir to practise, the older residents to drop in, for the charities and local NGOs to run education and for community cafes, meet-ups for parents and a place for youth to go in the evenings, a one stop shop for physical and mental health, language classes, information finding and participation. This would include outdoor space and be built as sustainably as possible. Business, organisations, charities, residents assoc, clubs could all have a desk/ office and be able to network and learn, collaborate with each other and create more community. ● Make the teen gym available everyday for teens in all areas. ● Provide subsidised swimming and membership to leisure clubs for those with low/ no income. ● Ensure that families with disabilities are catered for with inclusive play events, festivals and locations. Ensure social activities and inclusion for gender-different and other groups. ● Expand the availability of low cost yoga, fitness, alternative health, physio etc. for residents who are unable to afford services, but are outside income thresholds. ● Employ a researcher to discover hidden pockets of deprivation in DLR and how to reach those at most risk. ● Expand access to health care, such as dental for children in a system that is 1-2 years behind in HSE.

Wellbeing

● Very important that wellbeing is not confined to just the physical/ mental health definition/ heading - but as this workshop does - it needs to include the community, economy, participation, values & meaning and environment/ sustainability. ● More communal areas such as cafes where people can get together. ● Creation of a retirement village where people could live in their own space.

Communication

● We need to ensure that everyone knows what’s going on in dlr. Seems to be the same people attending same events. ● Need to broadcast initiatives more efficiently. ● Often the broadcast/comms of events should be better. ● Comms need to be better to show what the council is doing, schools, notice boards in libraries and parks. ● Better communication is needed in advance to know what is happening.