2018 Leitrim County Council Annual Report Áras an Chontae, Carrick on Shannon, Co. Leitrim. Tel. 071 9620005 @Leitrimcoco MISSION STATEMENT To make Leitrim a sustainable, creative, inclusive county where individuals, family and business can flourish 2 Leitrim County Council Annual Report, 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS Mission Stat ement ............................................................................................................................................ 2 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................................. 5 ELECTED MEMBERS OF LEITRIM COUNTY COUNCIL 2014-2019 ....................................................................... 8 STRATEGIC POLICY COMMITTEES ...................................................................................................................... 8 LEITRIM COUNTY COUNCIL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES AND SUPPORTING STRATEGIES .................................... 11 FROM THE CORPORATE PLAN 2015-2019 ....................................................................................................... 12 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................................................................. 12 LOCAL AUTHORITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UNIT ..................................................................................... 15 FACILITATE AND SUPPORT BALANCED AND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH ............................................................. 26 TOURISM PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT .................................................................................................. 30 TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE ............................................................................................................................ 37 High Quality Sustainable Living Environment .................................................................................................. 45 ARTS ................................................................................................................................................................. 45 COMMUNITY .................................................................................................................................................... 48 COMMUNITY .................................................................................................................................................... 48 HERITAGE MANAGEMENT .................................................................................. 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WASTE MANAGEMENT .................................................................................................................................... 62 HOUSING .......................................................................................................................................................... 73 WATER SERVICES.............................................................................................................................................. 78 VETERINARY SERVICES ..................................................................................................................................... 85 LEISURE AND RECREATION .............................................................................................................................. 94 civil defence ................................................................................................................................................... 112 fire services .................................................................................................................................................... 112 Staff ................................................................................................................................................................ 112 Maximising Operational and Organisational Capacity .................................................................................. 119 CORPORATE SERVICES ................................................................................................................................... 119 HUMAN RESOURCES ...................................................................................................................................... 123 FINANCE ......................................................................................................................................................... 125 INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT) .............................................................................. 125 HEALTH AND SAFETY ...................................................................................................................................... 126 APPENDIX 1 – STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE FOR YEAR ENDING 31ST DECEMBER, 2017 ....................................... 127 APPENDIX 2 – STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (BALANCE SHEET) AT 31ST DECEMBER, 2017 ............................................. 128 APPENDIX 3 ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 128 MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEES FOLLOWING THE ANNUAL MEETING OF LEITRIM COUNTY COUNCIL ON 6TH JUNE, 2014 (UDPATED TO REFLECT ANY CHANGES ARISING). ........................................................................................................................... 128 3 Leitrim County Council Annual Report, 2018 APPENDIX 4 - DETAILS OF CONFERENCES/ SEMINARS ATTENDED BY THE ELECTED MEMBERS OF LEITRIM COUNTY COUNCIL Error! Bookmark not defined. APPENDIX 5 – DETAILS OF TRAINING EVENTS ATTENDED BY THE ELECTED MEMBERS OF LEITRIM COUNTY COUNCIL IN 2017 Error! Bookmark not defined. APPENDIX 6- CORPORATE PLAN ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT 2017 .............................................................................................. 135 APPENDIX NO. 7 NATIONAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS 2017 .................................................................................................... 135 APPENDIX NO. 8 -LOCAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS 2017 .......................................................................................................... 158 4 Leitrim County Council Annual Report, 2018 INTRODUCTION We are pleased to present on behalf of Leitrim County Council the 2017 Annual Report which outlines the activities and achievements of Leitrim County Council. The report follows the format of our Corporate Plan 2015-2019, which provides a framework for the organisation to deliver on our agreed mission, key strategic objectives and supporting strategies for the five year period covered. Leitrim County Council continued to advance objectives to ensure that Leitrim is a sustainable, creative, inclusive County where individuals, family and business can flourish. In this context, significant progress continued to be made in 2017 in areas such as the provision of physical and social infrastructure, economic development, environmental improvements and developing sustainable communities as detailed in this report. The Local Economic and Community Plan (LECP) continues to set the strategic direction and high level goals to drive economic, social and community development in the county up to 2021 and significant progress is being made. Among the other noteworthy achievements during the year were: Multi-million euro funding and project delivery achieved for communities across the county under the Town and Village, CLAR, RAPID, Outdoor Rural Recreational Infrastructure and REDZ schemes Major capital projects including the construction of Phase 2 of the N16 Cornacloy to Sradrine Realignment Scheme and realignment of 1.4km section of N16 at Drummahan Tourism growth continued to be a priority for the Council through active marketing of bespoke tourism products and with significant investment in tourism infrastructure such as the Shannon Blueway, Greenways, Lough Rinn Recreational Facility and other angling and tourist attractions The Council has been actively pursuing innovative solutions to facilitate the design of a wastewater treatment system for rural single houses Following ongoing collaboration with the Council and the Town Team, Carrick on Shannon retained the Purple Flag Status which is a standard for a vibrant, well-managed evening and night time economy The Upper Shannon-Erne Future Economy Project has progressed a number of initiatives in 2017 including securing significant Enterprise Development funding to develop Digital Innovative Hubs 5 Leitrim County Council Annual Report, 2018 Taste Leitrim - a 5 year Food Strategy has been developed for 2017-2021 and was launched during 2017. 2017 was a transformational year for Leitrim County Council’s Arts Programme as it prepared the groundwork for a new multiannual strategy Work progressed on the Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAMs) with the OPW on the development of suitable flood mitigation options regarding the management of flood risk in the Shannon River Basin District in the Leitrim area. Under Rebuilding Ireland Leitrim County Council has a social housing delivery target 2017-2021 of 167 units. In 2017 Leitrim County Council delivered 27 of these units through acquisitions, Voids reinstatement and Voluntary Housing Body provision. The Traveller