Services

The Corporate Procurement Plan 2021-2023 sets out Laois County Council’s policy and procurement objectives.

Laois County Council provides regular training to staff members throughout the year to ensure they are aware of their procurement obligations as set out in National and EU legislation and Government Policy.

Laois County Council maintain a public record of protected structures. Protected structures are structures which are of architectural, historical, archaeological, artistic, cultural, scientific, social or technical interest.

Archive Services provide researchers, students and the public supervised access to archives in a dedicated reading room.

Local authorities acquire, buy, and maintain paintings, sculptures and statues for display, safe keeping and future generations.

Laois County Council has utilised the Percent for Art Scheme over many years, commissioning numerous artworks and residency programmes, supporting artists to create new work in response to the social, cultural and historic context of Laois.

Local authorities maintain a public register of art in the public arena and artworks on display in local authority buildings.

Laois County Council provides public carparks and on-street parking where drivers pay to park.

Laois County Council has an online platform where you can take part in the public consultation process. This platform enables Laois County Council to engage with the public, ensuring that decisions made reflect the needs and concerns of the community.

Laois County Council has information guidelines for holding events on local authority property.

You can report faulty public lighting to the private operator maintaining the lights on behalf of Laois County Council.

Laois County Council maintain public lighting on public streets, roads, parks and laneways.

Local authorities provide or facilitate events in public parks such as outdoor cinemas, markets, health and wellbeing activities, and children's events to encourage the public to use the parks.

Local authorities provide and maintain public parks which offer facilities such as pathways, cycleways, playground, skateboarding areas, playing pitches, outdoor gyms, tea rooms, and performance and exhibition areas.

Local authorities provide information and advice about public parks including locations, available facilities, opening times and upcoming events.

Community, voluntary, social inclusion and environmental groups can register to join a local authority Public Participation Network.

Local authorities set up and support networks to encourage registered community, voluntary, social inclusion and environmental groups to take part in the council's decision-making and policy making processes, and to monitor local authority activities.

Local authorities provide information and advice to the public about public playground locations, facilities, opening times and upcoming events.

Local authorities provide and maintain playgrounds with playhouses, swings, seesaws and multi play units.

You must apply to the District Court for a public premises licence if you want to operate a public house, hotel, restaurant or dance hall, or operate gaming or lottery activities and notify your local authority about your application. Local authorities may inspect the premises to advise the Court about licence applications.