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Corporate-Plan-2020-2024.Pdf Corporate Plan Corporate Plan Welcome Corporate Plan Page Mission 3-4 Foreword 6 About this plan 7 About South Dublin County 9 -12 Our principal services 14 Our core values 15 Working together Cross-cutting themes and collaboration 16 Our operating environment 17-20 High-level themes, objectives and strategies 21 1. Economic, enterprise and tourism development 22-23 2. Land use, planning and transportation 24 3. Housing, social and community development 25-26 4. Environment, water and climate change 27-28 5. Organisational capacity and accountability 29-30 Implementing, monitoring and reviewing 32 Appendix 1 Human Rights and Equality Framework 33-34 Appendix 2 Annual work plan and implementation chart 35-36 Appendix 3 Performance indicators and baseline data 37 Appendix 4 Corporate policy group / Senior management / Independent oversight 39-40 Appendix 5 Consultation process 41 Appendix 6 List of strategies and policies considered 42-43 Appendix 7 Your Councillors 44-50 Glossary 51-52 1 2 Corporate Plan To make our county a vibrant and inclusive place for the people who live, visit, work, and do business here, AGM and new Mayor Election now and for the future. 3 4 Corporate Plan Foreword The relevance and importance of corporate planning is self-evident from a brief analysis of the background and context of the most recent and current plan period. The socio-economic backdrop to the last plan was dominated by considerations related to our emergence from our worst ever recession. Five years on, the general economic outlook is greatly improved. Doubts remain around world events, including Brexit and international trade, but the general economic outlook is significantly brighter. The national policy context, in so far as it relates to local government, is dominated by the Housing and Climate Action imperatives. They are linked by the principle of sustainability, which will dominate this organisation’s policy thinking for the foreseeable future. How we respond to current challenges will shape our future, and we are committed to responding accordingly. This includes the necessity to embrace change, promote innovation and take a leadership role in bringing communities with us. As a public body, South Dublin County Council has a responsibility to promote equality, prevent discrimination and protect the human rights of our members, employees and service users. Our approach will be fully inclusive and clearly mindful of our most vulnerable. Social and digital communications are redefining our public interactions and we must not just keep pace with these changes, but openly embrace and accommodate them, as they will define public service norms into the future. This plan is fundamental to our commitment to improving quality of life and opportunities for everyone in this county, now and in the future. We will transparently and publicly review and report regularly on our progress over the five-year period. Playspace opening at Lucan Demsene Councillor Vicki Casserly, Mr Daniel McLoughlin, Mayor of South Dublin County Council Chief Executive of South Dublin County Council 5 6 Corporate Plan It also takes into account existing policies and About this plan objectives set out in earlier documents prepared by the Council under the Local Government Act 2001, Welcome to South Dublin County Council’s as amended. Corporate Plan 2020 - 2024. This plan provides a clear link between the Council’s We hope the information we present here is useful, Annual Service Delivery Plans, the budgetary and that it gives you an insight into our work – what process, the Performance Management and we do and how we do it. We are proud of our county, Development System (PMDS) for our staff, the and we commit to working with our community audit system and the Chief Executive’s monthly to improve and develop South Dublin County as progress report. a happy, healthy place to live and work. We have included a glossary of terms (page 51-52). These will Yearly reviews help you understand some of the specialist language At the end of each year of this plan, the Corporate we have to use at times, and we have highlighted Policy Group, working with the Executive, will these terms in blue in this plan, so you know you can review the achievements and assess the progress read more about them in the full glossary. made on implementing the corporate plan. We will send a report for all Councillors to review before we This plan has been prepared using an organisation- publish it in the Annual Report. wide strategic approach encompassing the various activities of the Council. The plan identifies the How we will communicate with you objectives and strategies for each of the Council’s principal activities, and is designed to meet our Each year, we will send a copy of the annual service current circumstances. It also builds in flexibility to delivery plan to every household in South Dublin meet the demands of a changing environment over County. The service delivery plan will detail our the plan period. commitments and plans for the year ahead. We will also publish the Chief Executive’s Monthly Report The plan has been prepared in line with: and the Annual Report on the Council’s website Social Inclusion Festival Celebration • the Local Government Act 2001, as amended, www.sdcc.ie, and copies of both will be available • the Guidelines for Local Authorities in the from local libraries. preparation of Corporate Plans for 2019 - 2024 issued by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, and • the National Oversight and Audit Commission (NOAC) Report on Local Authority Corporate Plans 2015 – 2019. 7 8 Fingal Corporate Plan N Meath Meath Fingal W E Dublin City an Palerton Liffey Valley ot N4 ln S Kildare Weston Palertonontll Aerodrome an Griffeen Dublin City aton Valley Park Clonrr Wicklow rane Catle M50 alnton Grange Castle Clonaln Golf Course Corkagh Park atarnaepleoe Baldonnel eatle Tymon Park epleoe Aerodrome atarna allat Central N7 allat Dodder Valley Ballyroan Clonaln Park aart Knocklyon atoole N81 roe M50 oernareena allat ot Kildare Dunlaoghaire Rathdown Brittas roeoernareena Legend Local Electoral Areas Population Centres Clondalkin Aerodromes Motorway Firhouse-Bohernabreena Major Roads Lucan Local Roads Grand Canal Palmerstown Fonthill Railway Line Luas Line Rathfarnham - Templeogue Wicklow Rivers Tallaght Central Regional Parks County Boundary Tallaght South 0 1.25 2.5 5 7.5 10 Kilometers 9 10 Corporate Plan About South Dublin County How big is the South Dublin County Homeownership Council area? The homeownership rate is the second South Dublin County Council covers an highest of the Dublin region area of about 223 square kilometres. It is at 68 per cent. bounded by Dublin City to the northeast, the Dublin mountains and County Wicklow Non-Irish nationals to the south, the River Liffey to the north separating it from Fingal and County Non-Irish nationals make up about 11 per Kildare to the west. cent of the population (30,939), which is about half the number since 2011. What is the breakdown of the What is the make-up of the Council? population? % The Council is made up of 40 elected The county has a population of 278,767 members spread across seven electoral people living in 92,363 homes according areas. The Mayor is elected by the to the 2016 census. This represents just elected members every year. Along over a 5 per cent population increase from with the Corporate Policy Group, six the previous census in 2011. This is higher Strategic Policy Committees develop than the national population increase of and recommend policy to the Council. just under 4 per cent, and is about equal Committees are made up of elected with the level of growth in Dublin City. members and representatives of the business, farming, environment, The county is a significant contributor community and trade union sectors. to Dublin’s economy, with more people working in the county (84,627) than leaving How do we link with the community? it for work (55,870 people). The Council has strong links with the Age profile community and the local development sector through the Public Participation The average age of people living in the Network (PPN) and the Local county is 35.5 years, younger than the Community Development Committee average for Leinster (36.6), Dublin City (LCDC). These links ensure citizen (37.9) and the State (37.4). engagement, and governance and oversight of community expenditure Although the county has a young age (spending) from national sources. profile, there is an increasing number of older people living in the county, with a 34 per cent increase in people aged 65 and over since the 2011 census. 11 12 AGM and new Mayor Election Corporate Plan Our principal services We have five service areas as follows: Economic, enterprise and tourism development - Economic development and promotion of the county for investment - Enterprise development and supports - Asset management - Library services, the arts office andcultural infrastructure - County promotion and tourism development Land use, planning and transportation - Development management - Forward Planning - Roads construction and maintenance - Traffic management - Public lighting - Building control - Heritage and conservation promotion Housing, social and community development - Social housing programme - Housing allocations, maintenance and refurbishment - Social services, estate management and community development - Age-friendly and social inclusion initiatives - Sports programmes and health and wellbeing initiatives Environment, water and climate change - Climate change mitigation and adaptation Shackleton Open Space, Adamstown - Major emergency management - Waste and enforcement - Water and drainage services - Veterinary services - Public realm management and maintenance Organisational capacity and accountability - Corporate services - Human resource management - Financial management - Information and communication technologies - Architectural services - Legal services 13 14 Corporate Plan vulnerable people in society when we design and which, in turn, supports our communities and Our core values deliver services.
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