Clare County Council

Summary

Clare County Council is responsible for the administrative area of County Clare. The council is responsible for the provision of a number of important services. These are delivered through eight programme groups:

Housing and Building
Road Transportation and Safety
Water Supply and Sewerage (Water Services)
Development Incentives and Control
Environmental Protection
Recreation and Amenity
Agriculture, Education, Health and Welfare
Miscellaneous

In the provision of these services Clare County Council play a key role in community development, with the services interacting with each other and with services provided by other agencies to aid development in the following sectors:

Economic – through provision of roads, water and sewerage, industrial sites, urban renewal, waste management
Social – housing, community activities
Environmental – pollution prevention, waste management, water services
Infrastructure provision and operation / maintenance – roads, water services, housing
Tourism development, amenities, heritage, arts and culture – open spaces, amenities, libraries, heritage, museum, arts activities
Consumer protection – fire service, road safety, civil defence, building regulation, development control, other regulatory codes.

Under the Local Government Act 2001 each local authority has an elected council with members known as councillors who are elected every five years. In Clare County Council there are 28 councillors or elected members who are elected from 4 local electoral areas.

Website
http://www.clarecoco.ie
Phone
00353-656821616Phone number is 00353-656821616
Verified page
November 26, 2024
Industry
Government Administration
Company size
501-1,000 employees
197 associated members LinkedIn members who’ve listed Clare County Council as their current workplace on their profile.
Headquarters
Ennis, County Clare
Founded
1899
Specialties
Services, Road Maintenance, Environmental, Housing, Public Amenities, Rural Development, Planning, Urban Design, Emergency Services, Customer Services, and Finance