Corporate Services

Location: First Floor, Courthouse.

Address: Courthouse, Roscommon.

Email: corporateservices@roscommoncoco.ie

Telephone No: (090) 6637140 (General)

Fax No: (090) 6637108

Corporate Services provides a secretariat service for meetings of Roscommon County Council and its Committees. Training, Conference bookings and payments for the Elected Members are processed in this section.  Other services provided include

• Higher Education Grants
• Register of Electors
• Dog Control
• Veterinary Officer
• Derelict Sites, Dangerous Structures
• Health and Safety
• Civic Receptions
• Freedom of Information

Roscommon County Council Elected Members

There are 26 elected members, County Councillors, in Roscommon County Council representing the six electoral areas of Athlone, Boyle, Castlerea, Roscommon and Strokestown. The members are elected on a five yearly basis, the last election being held in 2009. The members who were elected on a local basis are well placed to develop policies for the delivery of our services throughout the county. Meetings are held on a regular monthly basis to formulate policy and to discuss issues relating to the community. In accordance with Standing Orders Council Meetings are held on the fourth Monday from January to November (excluding August) and third Monday in December in the Council Chamber, Courthouse, Roscommon. At the 2011 AGM Cllr. Eugene Murphy was elected Mayor and Cllr. Domnick Connolly was elected Deputy Mayor.

Training and Conferences Elected Members

The Corporate Services section is responsible for booking training courses and seminars and for processing the expenses payments for the 26 Elected Members of Roscommon County Council. 

Safety Health and Welfare at Work

As an employer of over 500 personnel, it is the aim of Roscommon County Council to ensure the safety, health and welfare of all persons at work.  Roscommon County Council employs Safety Officer, Ann Conneally.

Current health and safety targets include:

1. Increase the awareness of health and safety issues throughout the workforce.
2. Assessment of the safety training needs of the workforce and the development of appropriate training initiatives.

Each person must work to ensure that a positive safety culture is developed in Roscommon County Council, where health and safety issues are integrated into business management and daily operations.

Contact: Safety Officer
Corporate Services Section
Roscommon County Council
The Courthouse
Roscommon
Telephone: 090 6637371
E-mail: safetyofficer@roscommoncoco.ie

Derelict Sites

A derelict site means any land which detracts, or is likely to detract, to a material degree from the amenity, character or appearance of land in the neighbourhood of the land in question because of:

1. The existence on the land in question of structures which are in a ruinous, derelict or dangerous condition, or
2. The neglected unsightly or objectionable condition of the land or any structures on the land or
3. The presence, deposit or collection on the land of any litter, rubbish, debris or waste (except where it is allowed by right).

The Derelict Act 1990 provides for effective arrangements against land dereliction. The Act requires local authorities to maintain a register of derelict sites under Section 3 of the Act. In addition, it places a general duty on owners and occupiers of land including statutory bodies and State Authorities to prevent land from becoming or from continuing to be a derelict site. The Local Authority must take all reasonable steps to ensure that land in their functional area does not become or continue to be a derelict site.

Contact: Corporate Services Section
Roscommon County Council
The Courthouse
Roscommon
Telephone: 090 6637367
E-mail: mcox@roscommoncoco.ie

Dog Control

Under the provisions of the control of Dogs Act, 1986, the Local Authority is responsible for the control of Dogs in the County of Roscommon. This task is undertaken in association with the I.S.P.C.A.

All dog owners are required by law to have a current dog licence which can be purchased from any post office.

The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Mr. Phil Hogan, has announced that the cost of the annual Dog Licence will increase from the current €12.70 to €20 from 1 January 2012.

Contact: Corporate Services Section
Roscommon County Council
The Courthouse
Roscommon
Telephone: 090 6637368

E-mail: corporateservices@roscommoncoco.ie

Veterinary Services

Roscommon County Council operates a service contract with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (F.S.A.I.). Under this contract Roscommon County Council has agreed to provide veterinary supervision of the domestic abattoirs and Stand Alone Meat Manufacturing Plant in the county. The Food Safety Authority is a national regulatory body responsible for protecting consumers by ensuring that food consumed, distributed, marketed or produced in Ireland meets the highest standards of food safety and hygiene. The supervision of abattoirs is carried out by the County Veterinary Officer Michael Leyden, and Temporary Veterinary Inspectors (T.V.I.). All animals are inspected ante-mortem to ensure they are healthy and fit for slaughter and the traceability is verified. All slaughtered animals are inspected post-mortem to ensure the meat is fit for human consumption. All passed meat is stamped with a health mark consisting of a triangle with the word approved, the county letters RN and the approval number of the premises where it was killed. Locally produced meat is a high quality, fully traceable product from young animals with a short food chain from farm to fork.

Contact: Michael Leyden
Veterinary Officer
Corporate Services Section
Roscommon County Council
The Courthouse
Roscommon
Telephone: 090 6637382
E-mail: mleyden@roscommoncoco.ie

Civic Receptions

Roscommon County Council acknowledges the successes of the citizens of County Roscommon and achievements in sport, business and community work are honoured in the Civic Receptions we organise. Citizens are nominated by Members of Roscommon County Council.