Kildare County Council Corporate Plan 2019 2024
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M M h h ea ac ea ac nm ne nm ne a agus Mis a agus Mis COMHAIRLE CONTAE COMHAIRLE CONTAE C HILL DARA C HILL DARA KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL Kildare County Council Kildare County Council Corporate Corporate Plan 2019-2024 Plan 2019-2024 M M h h ea ac ea ac nm ne nm ne a agus Mis a agus Mis COMHAIRLE CONTAE COMHAIRLE CONTAE C HILL DARA C HILL DARA KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL Comhairle Contae Chill Dara, Áras Chill Dara, Páirc Uí Dhubhuí, An Nás, Co. Chill Dara. Kildare County Council, Áras Chill Dara, Devoy Park, KILDARE Naas, Co. Kildare. T 045 980200 • F 045 980240 Living; growing; leading E [email protected] Working together towards an www.kildarecoco.ie inclusive and sustainable County. Foreword Contents Foreword 1 We are pleased to present our Corporate Plan However certain challenges that were already Kildare - Our County 3 for the period 2019 to 2024. Adopted by the apparent in 2015, have grown in profile, Elected Members at their meeting on the 25th urgency and scale. Census figures show that Our Vision & Mission Statement 6 November 2019; our Plan guides our strategic Kildare is one of the fastest growing and The Role and Functions of Our Council 7 actions during the lifetime of this Council. This youngest population centres in the country; Plan is based on current resources and realistic with the highest proportion of people aged Local Government in Context 11 expectations regarding future resource and 0-24 in the state at almost 37%1. Population Main Service Areas by Directorate 17 operating environments. The Council welcomes growth combined with proximity to Dublin is adoption of the Plan as a commitment by all to driving housing costs and demand for housing, Looking Back - Delivering our 19 our shared vision to make Kildare a leading and, inevitably many of our citizens are struggling Corporate Plan 2015-2019 22 inclusive and sustainable county. to meet their housing needs. Our external operating environment 26 Kildare County Council actively continues to Our Plan commits us to continuing our work Our internal operating environment 33 implement reforms set out in the Action with all partners to strive to meet Kildare’s Programme for Effective Local Government, housing needs while supporting social inclusion, Informing the Corporate Plan 2019-2024 37 Putting People First. Over the last five years, equality and quality of life in new communities - Public consultation we have shown our capacity to innovate and that have grown in recent years. maintain services through change by Core Values 38 embedding Municipal District structures, A strong infrastructure platform including a Strategic Objectives 39 successfully growing the Public Participation greater range of sustainable transport options, Network (PPN), Local Community Development will serve to sustain growth in our County’s Supporting Strategies 40 Committee (LCDC), Local Enterprise Office (LEO) businesses and attract new employment. Equally, Making it happen: 48 and delivering services in a challenging financial increased local employment and more sustainable Implementation, Monitoring, Reporting 49 and human resource environment. In this transport options can mitigate the environmental regard it is important to recognise the efforts of and economic challenges presented by almost and Reviewing our Elected Members, our staff, and our 40% of our workforce commuting out of Kildare.2 community and agency partners. 1 Kildare 2016 Census Profile 2 Kildare 2016 Census Profile. Appendix 1: List of Strategies and Plans 50 Influencing Local Government in Kildare: Appendix 2: National Performance Indicators 54 Appendix 3: Glossary of terms 55 Appendix 4: Baseline Metrics 56 1 Kildare - Our County In 2020, in consultation with key stakeholders Finally, where needed, we will continue our robust Kildare is located in Leinster and is part of the Town Population 2016 we will develop and begin implementing a enforcement, licensing, certification and regulation Mid East Region. Our neighbouring counties are; Newbridge 22,742 wide-ranging economic strategy. We will in the area of environmental protection, planning, Naas 21,393 continue through the Local Enterprise Office and building control fire safety and public health in Dublin, Carlow, Laois, Meath, Offaly and Wicklow. Celbridge 20,288 in partnership with enterprise agencies, to nurture order to protect the built and natural environment. Kildare acts as a major transport hub as the M4, Leixlip 15,504 a pro-business environment supporting enterprise To deliver this Plan we will continue to support Maynooth 14,585 and promoting Kildare nationally and globally, our Elected Members in exercising local M7 and M9 run through it, as well as the main Athy 9,677 as a location of choice for business, innovation and democracy. We will also continue to improve national rail-lines. Kildare also has over Kildare 8,634 investment. Creating employment locally delivers service delivery, engagement and communications Clane 7,280 economic, social and environmental benefits by by maximising the effectiveness of our people, 2,500km of roads. Kildare is one of the fastest Kilcock 6,093 reducing the effects of commuting and renewing budgets, operations and ICT resources. growing counties in Ireland. Sallins 5,849 our towns and villages. In this regard opportunities Monasterevin 4,246 such as our development of a Mid-East Our Corporate Plan comprises a broad range of Regional Innovation Think Space (MERITS) will performance goals that describe how we propose Meath Royal Canal M4 provide innovation space for entrepreneurs to to make our vision a reality and how we will R148 base themselves in Kildare. In addition, the newly measure our progress M4 Kilcock created Strategic Development and Public Realm R148 Projects team will drive delivery of strategic We are your Council working with you and on your Leixlip Population R401 projects across our County that aim to revitalise behalf. 225,504 R402 Maynooth M4 towns and villages and sustain the local economy 5th Highest R148 and rural hinterlands. Our Elected Members and staff are committed to in Ireland R402 Celbridge delivering our Plan in collaboration with the many Grand Canal R407 River Liey Dublin R403 We will also focus on leveraging growth statutory, voluntary and community groups with Derrinturn opportunities in the agri-food sector and in the whom the Council works. We share a common Prosperous Average Clane Household equine sector. On the tourism front we will renew interest in working together towards an inclusive R403 Grand Canal 2.9 persons efforts to leverage economic benefits from our and sustainable Kildare, for the present and future Offaly N7 Growth of R414 location as the first stop on Ireland’s Ancient East, generations of our great and growing County. 19.4% Sallins 2006–2016 on Dublin’s Doorstep, including the development Grand Canal Kill of greenways and blueways in the County. 4th Highest in Ireland Rathangan R415 Naas R445 R411 R416 R410 Underpinning everything we do however is the R401 R414 Newbridge urgent need to meet the challenge of climate Kildare R415 R448 R411 change. This Council has a key role to play; as host Monasterevin N81 Wicklow of the Eastern & Midlands Climate Action Regional Athgarvan River Liey Office. We are the lead for coordinating the work M7 Kilcullen R448 of 17 local authorities in preparing adaptation R417 R413 strategies. Climate Resilient Kildare, our Climate R448 R412 N81 Change Adaptation Strategy, outlines financial Grand Canal R415 R418 M7 and environmental imperatives in mainstreaming R417 climate action into Council policies, buildings, infrastructure and operations, to tackle climate R415 change. River Barrow R418 36.6% Average Age Athy R448 aged 0-24 However, we will not only look to our own internal R428 34.9 Years N78 activities but will support climate change action Highest in Ireland and environmental protection through our N78 R418 planning and policies and by enhancing R448 organisational and community awareness, KEY Laois R417 supports, incentives, research and facilities that Councillor Mr Peter Carey Motorway National Primary Roads sustain a better future for our County. Castledermot Suzanne Doyle Chief Executive National Secondary Roads Cathaoirleach Regional Roads R418 Rail Line R448 M9 River Canal Carlow 2 3 Our Vision & Mission Statement Underpinning everything we do is the urgent need to meet the challenge of climate change. This Council has a key role to play; as host of Our Vision the Eastern & Midlands Climate Action Regional Office. We are the lead for coordinating the Kildare– Living; growing; leading work of 17 local authorities in preparing Working together towards an inclusive adaptation strategies. and sustainable County. Mission Statement Kildare County Council Shaping a sustainable future while improving the quality of life of all citizens. Delivering enabling infrastructure and efficient accessible services and pursuing our vision through collaboration, innovation, inclusion and community engagement. 4 5 The Role and Functions of Our Council Executive Structure In this regard a draft budgetary plan is prepared The Management Team, consisting of the Chief annually for each Municipal District and Elected Executive, Head of Finance and five Directors of Members at district level develop a programme, Service, carries out the executive role of the with the Council, to fund a range of local priorities Council. The Council’s staff operate under the for local towns and villages, for the coming year. direction of the Chief Executive and the To deliver these priorities at District level, the Management Team. Council has revised administrative and operational structures to facilitate local service delivery Full Council under the Municipal District structure. Information Kildare County Council has 40 Elected Members on projects funded locally in each Municipal which make up the Council. It meets on the last District is here. Monday of every month in the Council Chamber, Strategic Policy Committee’s (SPC) Áras Chill Dara, Naas.