Laois County Council support councillors in their role as elected representatives and policy makers by providing information about day to day local authority services, responding to questions and notices of motion, and supporting their work on council committees.
The Association of Irish Local Government (AILG) is a national representative body that represents and supports the role of elected councillors.
The elected council is, in law, the policy-making arm of the local authority with Councillors having the role of creating the overall policy framework within which the council’s executive and staff work.
Aligned with this, a significant role of Councillors is to represent the views of their communities. They identify and track local problems and issues and bring this knowledge back into the council chamber to ensure better outcomes for the well-being and quality of life for the people and communities that they represent.
The Councillor’s role and responsibilities include:
They also have a key role in community and engagement.