PERFORMANCE INDICATORS – ROADS SECTION:

(€1.50 TO €2.00) per square metre for surface dressing [depending on preparation required].

7.38 of local roads surface dressed per annum.

8.16% of regional roads surface dressed per annum.

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS - MOTOR TAXATION:

50/60% of applications are postal.

80 % of Postal applications are generally dealt with (Disc issued) on the same day.

20 % of Postal applications are generally dealt with (Disc issued) on the third day or less.

Opening Hours: 32.5 hours per week including lunchtime opening.

Transaction Costs (direct) per unit €7.80

 

PERFORMANCE INIDCATORS-FORWARD PLANNING

YEAR	2002
NO OF PLANNING APPLICATIONS	1397
NO OF PERMISSIONS (AS A % OF DECISIONS)	1112 (81%)
NO OF REFUSALS (AS A % OF DECISIONS)	257 (19%)
% DECIDED WITHIN 8 WEEKS/2 MONTHS.	53% *

CORPORATE HEALTH:

3.54% of working days lost to sickness absence in Year 2002.

HOUSING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:

• 331 families assisted in obtaining suitable housing accommodation
• 141 housing loans totalling £8 million (€10.15million) advanced
• 108 housing grants totalling £629,000 (€798,665) paid.
• 6 travelling families housed

HOUSE RENT:

• 88.5% COLLECTED IN YEAR 2002

% OF ARREARS

• 1-3 weeks old 8.6 %

• 4-6 weeks old 12.8%

• more than 6 weeks old 78.6%

HOUSE REPAYMENTS

• 92% COLLECTED IN YEAR 2002

% OF ARREARS

• 1 month old 6%

• 2-3 months old 23%

• more than 3 months 71%

The Percentage of dwellings that are empty at 31/12/02

a) Available for letting or awaiting minor repairs: NIL

b) Others 1.29%

Average time taken to relet dwellings for letting or awaiting minor repairs - 22 days

ENIRONMENTAL SECTION PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:

Litter (Combined County Council and Borough Council Areas):

• No. of School Visits carried out (EAO): 30
• Community groups involved in litter measures: 52
• No. of meetings with local business groups, Chambers of Commerce, Repak: 20
• No. of On the Spot fines 317
• No. of Prosecutions 19
• No. of Litter Wardens 2 (full-time and 4 part-time)
• No. of School Visits carried out 66
• No. of Community Groups involved in litter measures 52
• No. of Meetings with local business groups, Chambers
Of Commerce, Repak 20

Environment services (Combined County Council and Borough Council Areas):

• Bring facilities
• Number of locations per 5000 population – 2.63
• Number and type of facility:
o 41 - glass and cans
o 13 – with food cans also
o 5 – newspapers, magazines, cardboard and plastic bottles

LIBRARY SERVICE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:

Library Service Indicators are;

Opening hours per week	184
Opening hours per week(average)	26
No. of items issued per head of population
Books	5.98
Other items	1.25

EMERGENCY SERVICES-PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:

Time in minutes to mobilise Fire Brigade in part time stations 4-7 minutes