Services

Laois County Council develop and manage Tourism websites.

The Integration Team at Laois County Council will provide assistance to help people integrate into the community.

Laois County Council regulate the handling of mercury and amalgam waste from dental practices.

Microfinance Ireland (MFI), is a not-for-profit lender, set up by the government that provides loans to small businesses from €2,000 up to €50,000.

The Midlands Energy Agency (MEA) is a cooperative partnership between five Midland local authorities of Laois, Offaly, Westmeath, Longford and Roscommon to manage and reduce their energy consumption and GHG emissions in accordance with national targets. Laois County Council is the lead authority.

You must apply to Laois Planning Authority for a licence to use mobile equipment such as cranes, cherry pickers or hoists.

Public libraries provide facilities to allow library users charge their laptops, tablets, and mobile phones.

Information on National Monuments, reporting of Monuments and related databases.

Laois County Council may provide tenants and tenant purchasers a mortgage allowance to help them move from renting to buying or building a private house.

Laois County Council can make a repayment arrangement with mortgage holders in arrears.

Laois County Council provide information and advice about local authority mortgages such as repayments, interest charges, account statements and insurance.

Local authority mortgage holders must make monthly repayments to the local authority.

Laois County Council mortgage holders, who wish to pay their mortgage in full, can apply to the local authority for a redemption figure to confirm the amount of the mortgage outstanding.

Laois County Council can provide assistance to home owners with mortgage arrears who are at risk of losing their home. Home owners can apply to switch from owning their home to renting their home as social housing tenants.

Owners of vehicles may tax their vehicle for the first time, renew motor tax or change vehicle details at their local authority or at www.motortax.ie.

You can apply to Laois County Council to replace motor tax documents such as motor tax discs, registration certificates, log books or trailer licences.

Owners of vehicles that are exempt from motor tax may receive an exempt motor tax disc from Laois County Council.

Laois County Council provides information and advice about motor tax such as how to tax a vehicle, motor tax rates, fees, change of ownership and exemptions.

You can apply to Laois County Council for a motor tax refund in certain situations where your vehicle is no longer being used on a public road.

How to register a change of ownership for a vehicle