Service Indicators
| INDICATORS | 2007 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| F.3 FIRE PREVENTION The following indicator is presented in the service indicators report and in order to compile this information, local authorities should submit the following data: |
A. Total number of fire safety certificate applications received. |
202 317 |
128 128 |
| CP.1 PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL YOUTH COUNCIL/COMHAIRLE NA N-OG SCHEME The following indicator is presented in the service indicators report: |
Percentage of local schools and youth groups involved in the local Youth Council/ Comhairle na n-Og scheme. | 50 | 45.45 |
| C.1 WORKING DAYS LOST TO SICKNESS The following indicator is presented in the service indicators report: |
A. Percentage of working days lost to sickness absence through certified leave. B. Percentage of working days lost to sickness absence through uncertified leave. |
5.61 |
6.13 0.59 |
| C.2 STAFF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT The following indicator is presented in the service indicators report and in order to compile this information, local authorities should submit the following data: |
Expenditure on Training and Development as a percentage of total payroll costs: | 6.7 | 6.1 |
| E.2 DRINKING WATER ANALYSIS The following indicator is presented in the service indicators report: |
A. Percentage of drinking water analysis results in compliance with statutory requirements with regard to public schemes. B. Percentage of drinking water analysis results in compliance with statutory requirements with regard to private schemes (where appropriate). |
97 96.21 |
96.54 95.66 |
| E4: HOUSING WASTE SENT FOR RECYCLING The following indicator is presented in the service indicators report: |
A. Percentage of household waste collected from kerbside, which is sent for recycling. B. Tonnage of household waste collected from kerbside, which is sent for recycling. |
30 4752 |
17.05 2361.74 |
| E5: HOUSEHOLD WASTE SENT FOR LANDFILL The following indicator is presented in the service indicators report: |
A. The percentage of household waste collected which is sent to landfill. B. The tonnage of household waste collected which is sent to landfill. |
70 11129 |
82.95 11487.29 |
| GLASS The following indicator is presented in the service indicators report: |
A. The number of Bring Sites for recycling. B. The number of Civic Amenity Centres for recycling. C. The total number of facilities for recycling. D. The number of locations for recycling per 5,000 of population. |
47 2 49 4.02 |
50 2 52 4.27 |
| CANS The following indicator is presented in the service indicators report: |
E. The number of Bring Sites for recycling F. The number of Civic Amenity Centres for recycling. G. The total number of facilities for recycling. H. The number of locations for recycling per 5,000 of population. |
47 2 49 4.02 |
42 2 44 3.61 |
| TEXTILES The following indicator is presented in the service indicators report: |
I. The number of Bring Sites for recycling. J. The number of Civic Amenity Centres for recycling. K. The total number of facilities for recycling. L. The number of locations for recycling per 5,000 of population. |
10 2 12 |
10 2 12 |
| BATTERIES The following indicator is presented in the service indicators report: |
M. The number of Bring Sites for recycling. N. The number of Civic Amenity Centres for recycling. O. The total number of facilities for recycling. P. The number of locations for recycling per 5,000 of population. |
24 2 26 2.13 |
18 2 20 1.64 |
| OILS The following indicator is presented in the service indicators report: |
Q. The number of Bring Sites for recycling. R. The number of Civic Amenity Centres for recycling. S. The total number of facilities for recycling. T. The number of locations for recycling per 5,000 of population. |
0 1 1 0.08 |
18 2 20 1.64 |
| OTHER MATERIALS The following indicator is presented in the service indicators report: |
U. The number of Bring Sites for recycling. V. The number of Civic Amenity Centres for recycling. W. The total number of facilities for recycling. X. The number of locations for recycling per 5,000 of population. |
0 2 2 0.16 |
0 2 2 0.16 |
| E7: LITTER PREVENTION AND ENFORCEMENT The following indicator is presented in the service indicators report: |
A. Number of full-time litter wardens. B. Number of part-time litter wardens. C. Number of litter wardens (both full- and part-time) per 5,000 population. D. Number of on-the-spot fines issued. F. Number of prosecution cases taken because of non-payment of onthe-spot fines. G. Number of prosecutions secured in cases taken because ofnonpayment of on-the-spot fines. K. Percentage of areas in the local authority that are unpolluted (i.e. litter-free). L. Percentage of areas in the local authority that are slightly polluted with litter. M. Percentage of areas in the local authority that are moderately polluted with litter. N. Percentage of areas in the local authority that are significantly polluted with litter. O. Percentage of areas in the local authority that are grossly polluted with litter. |
2 5 0.57 316 19 5 0 89 9 2 0 2 |
2 |
| E8: ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLAINTS AND ENFORCEMENT The following indicator is presented in the service indicators report and in order to compile this information, local authorities should submit the following data: |
A. Total number of cases subject to complaints concerning environmental pollution (relating to waste, litter, water pollution, noise pollution, air pollution). B. Number of complaints investigated. D. Number of enforcement procedures taken. |
3104 3361 598 |
4988 4994 622 |
| E9: PERCENTAGE OF SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN ENVIRONMENTAL CAMPAIGNS The following indicator is presented in the service indicators report: |
A. Percentage of primary schools participating in environmental campaigns. B. Percentage of secondary schools participating in environmental campaigns. |
91 98 |
80.99 100 |
| H1: HOUSING VACANCIES The following indicator is presented in the service indicators report: |
A. The total number of dwellings in local authority stock. C. The overall percentage of dwellings that are empty (excluding those subject to major refurbishment projects). D. The percentage of empty dwellings unavailable for letting. E. The percentage of empty dwellings available for letting. |
1938 6 78.99 21.01 |
1997.75 4.07 76.62 23.38 |
| H2: AVERAGE TIME TAKEN TO RE-LET AVAILABLE DWELLINGS The following indicator is presented in the service indicators report and in order to compile this information, local authorities should submit the following data: |
The average time taken (in weeks) from the date of vacation of dwelling to the date when all necessary repairs are carried out which are deemed necessary to re-let the dwelling. | 2.23 | 54 |
| H3: HOUSING REPAIRS The following indicator is presented in the service indicators report: |
Number of repairs completed as a percentage of the number of valid repair requests received. | 86 | 89.95 |
| H4: TRAVELLER ACCOMMODATION The following indicator is presented in the service indicators report: |
Total number of traveller families accommodated as a percentage of the targets set in the local traveller accommodation programme. | 33.3 | 50.0 |
| L.1 LIBRARY PUBLIC OPENING HOURS The following indicator is presented in the service indicators report: |
A. Average number of opening hours per week for full-time libraries. B. Average number of opening hours per week for part-time libraries (where applicable). |
40.83 14 |
42.4 22.63 |
| L.3 LIBRARY STOCK The following indicator is presented in the service indicators report: | B. Number of items issued per head of population (county/city wide) for books. C. Number of items issued per head of population (county/city wide) for other items. |
3.21 0.08 |
3.54 0.18 |
| L.4 INTERNET ACCESS THROUGH LIBRARIES The following indicator is presented in the service indicators report: |
Number of Internet sessions provided per 1,000 population. | 570.5 | 419.03 |
| M.1 NUMBER OF MOTOR TAX TRANSACTIONS The following indicator is presented in the service indicators report: |
A. Number of motor tax transactions which are dealt with over the counter. B. Number of motor tax transactions which are dealt with by post. C. Number of motor tax transactions which are dealt with in other ways (e.g. online, by telephone). D. Percentage of motor tax transactions which are dealt with over the counter. E. Percentage of motor tax transactions which are dealt with by post. F. Percentage of motor tax transactions which are dealt with in other ways (e.g. online, by telephone). |
61865 |
53359 8793 15628 68.60 1.30 20.09 |
| M.2 TIME TAKEN TO PROCESS MOTOR TAX POSTAL APPLICATIONS The following indicator is presented in the service indicators report: |
A. Number of postal applications which are dealt with (i.e. disc issued). B. Number of postal applications which are dealt with (i.e. disc issued) on the second or third day from receipt of the application. C. Number of postal applications which are dealt with (i.e. disc issued) on the fourth or fifth day from receipt of the application. D. Number of postal applications which are dealt with (i.e. disc issued) in over five days from receipt of the application. E. Percentage of overall postal applications which are dealt with (i.e. disc issued) on the same day as receipt of the application. F. Percentage of overall postal applications which are dealt with (i.e. disc issued) on the second or third day from receipt of the application. G. Percentage of overall postal applications which are dealt with (i.e. disc issued) on the fourth or fifth day from receipt of the application. H. Percentage of overall postal applications which are dealt with (i.e. disc issued) in over five days from receipt of the application. |
7908 167 8 51 97 2 0 1 |
8617 101 3 72 98.00 1.15 0.03 0.82 |
| M.3 PUBLIC OPENING HOURS | Average number of opening hours per week | 32.5 | 32.5 |
| P.1 - PLANNING APPLICATIONS - DECISION MAKING INDIVIDUAL HOUSES The following indicator is presented in the service indicators report: |
A. Number of applications decided. B. Number of decisions in Column A which were decided within 8 weeks. C. Number of decisions in Column A which required the submission of further information. D. Number of decisions in Column A where an extension of time was agreed to by the applicant, under section 34(9) of the Planning and development Act 2000. E. Average length of time taken (in days) to decide an application where further information was sought. F. Percentage of applications granted. G. Percentage of applications refused. H. Percentage of cases where the decision was confirmed, with or without variations, by An Bord Pleanala. I. Percentage of cases where the decision was reversed by An Bord Pleanala. |
506 404 67 35 75 90 10 63 37 |
417 321 67 29 74.42 90.41 9.59 61.54 38.46 |
| NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT The following indicator is presented in the service indicators report: |
A. Number of applications decided. B. Number of decisions in Column A which were decided within 8 weeks. C. Number of decisions in Column A which required the submission of further information. D. Number of decisions in Column A where an extension of time was agreed to by the applicant, under section 34(9) of the Planning and development Act 2000. E. Average length of time taken (in days) to decide an application where further information was sought. F. Percentage of applications granted. G. Percentage of applications refused. H. Percentage of cases where the decision was confirmed, with or without variations, by An Bord Pleanala. I. Percentage of cases where the decision was reversed by An Bord Pleanala. |
58 33 21 4 76 79 21 75 25 |
30 15 15 0 77.87 86.67 13.33 66.67 33.33 |
| OTHER: NOT REQUIRING ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT The following indicator is presented in the service indicators report: |
A. Number of applications decided. B. Number of decisions in Column A which were decided within 8 weeks. C. Number of decisions in Column A which required the submission of further information. D. Number of decisions in Column A where an extension of time was agreed to by the applicant, under section 34(9) of the Planning and development Act 2000. E. Average length of time taken (in days) to decide an application where further information was sought. F. Percentage of applications granted. G. Percentage of applications refused. H. Percentage of cases where the decision was confirmed, with or without variations, by An Bord Pleanala. I. Percentage of cases where the decision was reversed by An Bord Pleanala. |
781 609 165 7 74 96 4 67 33 |
513 427 83 3 75.16 92.98 7.02 91.30 8.70 |
| OTHER: REQUIRING ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT The following indicator is presented in the service indicators report: |
A. Number of applications decided B. Number of decisions in Column A which were decided within 8 weeks. C. Number of decisions in Column A which required the submission of further information. D. Number of decisions in Column A where an extension of time was agreed to by the applicant, under section 34(9) of the Planning and development Act 2000. E. Average length of time taken (in days) to decide an application where further information was sought. F. Percentage of applications granted. G. Percentage of applications refused. H. Percentage of cases where the decision was confirmed, with or without variations, by An Bord Pleanala. I. Percentage of cases where the decision was reversed by An Bord |
1 0 1 0 108 0 0 100 |
2 1 1 0 108 100 0 - - |
| OTHER: NOT REQUIRING ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT The following indicator is presented in the service indicators report: |
A. Total number of cases subject to complaints that were investigated. B. Total number of cases subject to complaints that were dismissed C. Total number of cases subject to complaints that were resolved through negotiations. D. Number of enforcement procedures taken through warning letters. E. Number of enforcement procedures taken through enforcement notices. F. Number of prosecutions. |
220 30 134 217 129 56 |
256 77 193 219 126 35 |
| P.3 PLANNING PUBLIC OPENING HOURS The following indicator is presented in the service indicators report and in order to compile this information, local authorities should submit the following data: |
Average number of opening hours per week. | 37.5 | 37.5 |
| P.4 PRE-PLANNING CONSULTATION The following indicator is presented in the service indicators report and in order to compile this information, local authorities should submit the following data: |
A. Number of pre-planning consultation meetings held B. Average length of time (in days) from request for consultation with local authority to actual formal meeting for pre-planning consultation. |
1523 10.07 |
1262 10.42 |
| P.5 NEW BUILDINGS INSPECTED The following indicator is presented in the service indicators report: |
Buildings inspected as a percentage of new buildings notified to the local authority. | 23 | 33.51 |
| REC.1 CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUNDS The following indicator is presented in the service indicators report: |
A. Number of children's playgrounds per 1,000 population directly provided by the local authority. B. Number of children's playgrounds per 1,000 population facilitated by the local authority. |
0.07 0.12 |
0.10 0.13 |
| REV.1 HOUSE RENT The following indicator is presented in the service indicators report: |
A. Amount collected at year end as a percentage of amount due from House Rent. B. Percentage of arrears on House Rent that are 4-6 weeks old. C. Percentage of arrears on House Rent that are 6-12 weeks old. D. Percentage of arrears on House Rent that are more than 12 weeks old. |
92 8.1 9.775 71.88 |
91.06 19.13 12.47 68.41 |
| REV.3 COMMERCIAL RATES The following indicator is presented in the service indicators report and in order to compile this information, local authorities should submit the following data: |
Amount collected at year-end as a percentage of amount due from Commercial rates. | 91 | 84.73 |
| REV.4 REFUSE CHARGES The following indicator is presented in the service indicators report and in order to compile this information, local authorities should submit the following data: |
Percentage of households paying refuse charges (including waivers) at year end. | ||
| REV.5 NON-DOMESTIC WATER CHARGES The following indicator is presented in the service indicators report and in order to compile this information, local authorities should submit the following data: |
Amount collected at year end as a percentage of amount due for Non-Domestic Water Charges. | 40 | 48.33 |
