Performance in 2002

How we performed in 2002

Programme Group One - Housing and Building
Housing

Number on Housing List 735
Number of housing applicants housed 88 - representing 254 people 120 Adults 134 Children
Number of houses purchased 14
Number of houses built 39
Number of houses commenced 21
Number of new residents associations assisted 7

Programme Group Two - Road Transportation and Safety
Roads

Length of National Primary roads in County Sligo 102.7 km
Length of National Secondary roads in County Sligo 47.4 km
Length of Regional roads in County Sligo 214.2 km
Length of local roads in County Sligo 2279.5 km
% of local roads surface dressed per annum 3.2% representing 72.6 kms
% of regional roads surface dressed per annum 7.5% representing 16.1 kms
Cost/m2 of surfacing dressing on national roads €4.30
Number of non public roads and other projects completed under the Local improvement scheme 44
Length of improved roadway on National Primary overlays 0.4km strengthened 4.0km surface dressed
% Completion of national traffic calming and regional traffic management programme 90% of Ballisodare completed No traffic calming on regional roads

Non National Roads

Discretionary Improvement Grants 19 completed

Restoration Programme

Regional Road surface dressing cost/m2 €3.70
Regional Road Improvement (S.R) cost/m2 €9.29
Local Road Surface Dressing cost/m2 €4.36
Local Improvement (S.R.) cost/m2 €4.90

Motor Taxation

Number of transactions 65,448
Number of car tax disc transactions 46,883
Number of Driving licence transactions 10,143
Number of postal applications submitted 19,634
Amount of income generated €8,649,308

Programme Group Three - Water Supply and Sewerage

Amount of water produced in 2002 9,647,907 m3 (9.647,907 x 109 litres or 2.122243 x 109 gallons)

Programme Group Four - Development Incentives and Control
Planning

Total number of applications received 991
Total number of applications determined 973
Decisions to grant 773
Decisions to refuse 200
Number of local area plans progressed to public display 2

Enforcement
Planning Enforcement

Number of Complaints 163
Time taken to respond to complaints 4 Weeks
Number of warning letters issued 125
Number of cases resolved 75
Number of enforcement notices issued 21
Number of prosecutions 5
Number of injunctions sought 2

Building Control

Number of Commencement notices received 436
Number of Commencement notices rejected as invalid 24
% inspection rate achieved 12%
% compliance 98%
Number of warning letters sent 27

Dangerous Structures

Number of dangerous structures identified 2
Number of buildings made safe 2

Tidy towns

Number of villages participating 14
% increase in Competition results 2.5%

Heritage

Number of village design statements completed 4

Programme Group Five - Environmental Protection
Fire Service

Number of incidents attended 765
Number of fire safety certificates issued 114
Number of licencing inspections carried out 150

Programme Group Six - Recreation and Amenity
Arts

Number of arts programmes delivered 19
Per capita spend on Arts Programme e10.15
Number of arts grants allocated 28 (total value - €173,000)
Number of arts publications developed 11

Library Service

Number of reading initiatives developed 15
Membership of library 6385
Total number of books issued 127,595
Cost of books issued €5.75

Other key measures:
Corporate Services

Complaints to office of the Ombudsman 11
Number of cross border programmes delivered 4
No. of County Council Meetings 2002 16 (including adjournments)
No. of Strategic Policy Committee meetings 2002
SPC 1 Economic Development and Planning Policy 5
SPC 2 Environmental Policy 4
SPC 3 Transportation and Infrastructure Policy 4
SPC 4 Housing policy/Social and cultural Development 5
Number of Press Releases 156
Number of responses to Press Queries 208
Number of Publications 3
% of people employed with disabilities 3.1%
Number of training days per employee 3.6 days
Number of days lost through industrial relations disputes Nil