Services

Laois County Council publishes monthly and quarterly updates from their chief executives on activities, progress and statistics in each local authority service area.

Local authorities publish child safeguarding and protection policies. These cover recruitment of staff and volunteers and training on how to identify and report child protection or welfare concerns to Túsla or An Garda Síochána (national police).

Laois County Council publishes statements outlining their duty and commitment to safeguard children in the delivery of local authority services by promoting the general welfare, health and safety of children, developing safe management and guidance procedures, and appointing Designated Child Protection Liaison Officers.

Public libraries run children's activities and events such as storytelling, author visits, creative writing workshops, seasonal arts and crafts workshops, and sessions on a range of educational topics.

Laois County Council may provide drop off points for natural Christmas trees at civic amenity or other sites.

Laois County Council provide civic amenity sites where the public can recycle and dispose of household waste.

Laois County Council may host civic receptions to recognise an individual's, group's or organisation's achievements and contribution to society at local, national or international level.

Civil Defence provide first aid and safety boat assistance at local authority, charity and not for profit community events.

Civil Defence responds to medical emergencies where specially trained volunteers attend to people and transfer them to hospital or medical appointments to support the Health Service Executive.

Civil Defence, together with the Principal Response Agencies, respond to emergencies such as severe weather events, pandemics, and help transport members of the public in emergency situations.

Civil Defence, together with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), monitors radiation levels. It does this by taking annual readings from soil and vegetation and giving them to the EPA.

Local authorities provides reports and information on civil defence to government departments and other agencies.

Civil Defence provides search and rescue assistance to An Garda Síochána (national police) to help find missing people.

Local authorities collect civil defence data and give it to relevant agencies.

Civil Defence provide information and advice on how to become a Civil Defence volunteer, the duties of volunteers and the training needed.

The Clár programme provides funding for small scale projects in rural areas. Funding for community, sports and Island facilities

Public libraries lend classroom book sets for an extended period to teachers and schools that are library members.