Services

Local authorities work with their service users to understand their needs, redesign services and develop ways to improve access to and deliver better local authority services.

Local Community Development Committees may support community groups and projects that reduce poverty and promote social inclusion.

Local authorities publish schemes to describe how they set up and manage strategic policy committees.

Local authorities set up policy committees where elected councillors and representatives from social, economic, cultural, environmental, community and voluntary groups may advise on, develop and review council policy.

Children and Young People’s Services Committees (CYPSC) are a key structure identified by Government to plan and co-ordinate services for children and young people in every county in Ireland.  The overall purpose is to improve outcomes for children and young people through local and national interagency working. 

Local authorities, together with other agencies, support interagency groups to coordinate and improve the delivery of services to members of the traveller community.

Local authorities publish guides in Irish, English and some European languages to explain how the Irish voting system works and how the public can to exercise their right to vote.