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Advice for dealing with Household Waste if you test positive

Please follow the guidelines on MyWaste Ireland for handling personal or household rubbish, including how to properly maintain your bins.

If you are tested COVID-19 postive, put all your personal rubbish (waste) such as gloves, masks, wipes, tissues etc. into a bin bag and tie when almost full. Place this bag into a second bag, and tie a knot. Store the bag somewhere safe for 3 days and then put the bag into your wheelie bin for collection.

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Service Update: Playgrounds now closed

As part of government measures to slow the spread of Covid-19, Waterford Council has closed all of its playgrounds across Waterford City and County.

We know spending time outdoors is good for our health but right now social responsibility is essential for ALL of our health.

If you must go out with your family, please take care to avoid busy places, stay at least 2m apart from others and don’t arrange to meet up with other groups.

Stay Safe – Flatten The Curve

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New Public Lighting Specification

Waterford City and County Council have prepared a public lighting specification as a means of ensuring that all public lighting projects meets relevant design and installation standards.

The document is a guide for designers to implement best practice and provide a sustainable energy efficient public lighting installations in Waterford.

Any planning applications or development received after the 1st of June 2020 must comply with the “Waterford City and County Council” public lighting specification.

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Advanced Notice – Road Resurfacing works in Poleberry

Resurfacing works in Poleberry will commence on Monday 30th March to Thursday 2nd April 2020.

Parking restrictions will be in place during working hours on those days. Local access will be maintained.

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Service Update: Rent Supplement

The DHPLG advised on Friday afternoon last, that rent supplement is available to those in rented accommodation,  whose income has been affected by COVID19, and who therefore cannot provide for the cost of their accommodation from their own resources.

Persons in private rented accommodation (not currently receiving HAP/RAS) can apply for rent supplement with the DSP where their has been a loss of income or employment due to Covid 19.  Applicants for rent supplement that have a loss of income or employment due to Covid 19 will not be required to make a housing application first to WCCC in order to apply for rent supplement.

These citizens should refer to the DEASP website for further information on rent supplement.

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Summary of Government announcement in response to Covid-19

via RTE News

A rundown of the new restrictions:

  • All theatres, clubs, gyms, leisure centres, hairdressers, marts, markets, casinos, bingo halls, betting shops, libraries and other similar places are to shut.
  • All hotels and non-essential retail outlets will close – a list of those was provided.
  • All cafes and restaurants should limit to take away and deliveries only.
  • All sporting events are cancelled – including those behind closed doors.
  • All playgrounds and holiday/caravan parks are to close.
  • All places of worship are to restrict numbers visiting.
  • All household contacts of someone waiting for a test should restrict their movements.
  • All non-essential visiting to other persons homes should be avoided.
  • All scheduled cruise ships to Ireland will cease.
  • Factories or construction sites should not have to shut – authorities can work with them to make sure physical distancing is possible.
  • There will be an increased presence of park rangers and gardaí in parks and public places to ensure that physical distancing is being observed.
  • Significantly raise the amount of money available on cashless card transactions.
  • All organised indoor and outdoor events of any size are not to take place
  • Social distancing, in as far as practicable, is to be ensured between the clients/patients in confined settings, such as long term care facilities, either for the elderly or people with special needs, psychiatric institutions; homeless shelters; prisons.

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Why not renew your Motor Tax online or by post ?

DO YOU NEED TO RENEW YOUR MOTOR TAX ?

Why not save yourself a trip to our offices by carrying out the transaction online or by post ? #SocialDistancing

Multiple Motor Tax services are available via www.motortax.ie

Your vehicle’s reg and your renewal pin are required. The PIN appears in your renewal notice and also appears as the last six digits of the Vehicle Registration Certificate (V.R.C.) number which appears at the top right hand corner of the front of your V.R.C.

We also accept renewals by post to Customer Services, Bailey’s New St, Waterford and Civic Offices, Dungarvan.

Forms are available on the link below: https://www.motortax.ie/OMT/pdf/RF100A_en.pdf

We can also assist with queries on 0761 102020.

By Waterford City & County Council

Free Online Resources at Waterford Libraries

While our libraries are closed due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), you can still access our Free Online Resources.

To join visit: www.librariesireland.ie/join-your-library and complete the online application form. You will be given a temporary library number and a library PIN.

As a library member you will have access to FREE Online Resources such as :

  • BorrowBox for eBooks & eAudioBooks
  • PressReader for digital newspapers
  • RBDigital for digital magazines
  • Transparent Language Online for language learning
  • Universal Class for online courses

If you’re already a member and would like to update your account or need to reset your PIN you can phone your local branch for further help.

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Service Update: Food Markets & Casual Trading

Due to Covid-19, Waterford City & County Council have decided to suspend all Casual Trading within Waterford City & County until further notice.

This includes the Dungarvan (Grattan Square), Tramore (Priest’s Road) and Waterford City (John Roberts Square) markets.

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Emergency Road Closure – N72, Ballylemon to Ballymacmague

N72 Ballylemon to Ballymacmague (Master McGrath)

Notice is hereby given that Waterford City and County Council, in exercise of its powers pursuant to Section 75 Roads Act 1993, will close the following public road on 24th and 25th March, 2020 to facilitate the carrying out of emergency road works.

Road to be closed:
• N72 between Ballylemon Lower and Ballymacmague South at the Master McGrath junction with the Clonmel Road R672.

Diversion Route:
• Traffic travelling to Dungarvan and the Military road from Cappoquin/Lismore to divert to the right at the N72 /R671 Rockfield junction, turn left onto the L2020 (Bog Road) and
follow the diversion signs to rejoin the N25 at the Spring roundabout, Dungarvan, normal directional road signs to be followed after that to the final destination.
• Traffic travelling to Cappoquin/Lismore from Dungarvan/Waterford should divert to the right at the N72/ R672 Master McGrath junction onto the Clonmel Road R672 and
turn left onto the R671 at the R672/R671 junction and travel to rejoin the N72 at its junction with the N72 at Rockfield.

By Waterford City & County Council

REMINDER: Schools Competition from “The Let Dandelions Bee” campaign

The Let Dandelions Bee campaign wants you to give the mower a rest for just a short few weeks while the dandelions bloom this Spring.

@BioDataCentre says dandelions are our wild bees’ most favourite food! Wild bees do most of our most pollination, but their numbers have been declining. So, let’s give them a hand this Spring by letting dandelions grow in our lawns. Why not enter the schools competitions, photo competition, and more…

Primary Schools Competition – Primary Schools Competition – win a biodiversity workshop & €200 of bee-friendly plants for your school, & a €50 One4all voucher for the winning entrant. We have such a prize for 3 primary schools from anywhere on the island of Ireland. To enter, draw up a poster that shows how important dandelions are for bees in Spring. Entry details and our website coming soon … Ends Friday 3rd April (just before Easter holidays)

Secondary Schools Competition – Secondary Schools Competition – win a biodiversity workshop and €200 of bee-friendly plants for your school, & a €50 One4all voucher for the winning entrant. Prizes for 3 secondary schools from anywhere on the island of Ireland. To enter, draw up a 3-post social media campaign that shows how important dandelions are for bees in Spring. Entry details and our website coming soon … Ends Friday 3rd April.

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Service Update: Deferring of Commercial Rates

Waterford City and County Council have agreed to defer commercial rates payments from businesses that have been most immediately impacted by the COVID 19 crisis, until the end of May.

These businesses are primarily in specific segments of the retail sector, the hospitality, leisure and childcare sectors.

Any commercial ratepayers that have had to temporarily close operations during the COVID-19 response period should, in the first instance, contact their local authority immediately in relation to any rates payments falling due in the period to end-May.

Email: contact@waterfordcouncil.ie 
Phone: 0761 10 2020

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Service Update: Motor Tax

If you need replacement Motor Tax documents or refunds etc., you do not now need a Garda signature and station stamp. Please fill a RF134 form as normal and present with ID.

Keep up to date with our other changes on our dedicated COVID-19 webpage.

http://waterfordcouncil.ie/corona-virus/index.htm

By Waterford City & County Council

Lismore Castle Arts 2020 programme postponed

In light of increasing concerns relating to COVID-19, and in order to protect our staff, artists and visitors, Lismore Castle Arts is postponing our Light and Language and Kaye Donachie exhibitions. We will also postpone our forthcoming events programme, and will contact bookers individually.

While the galleries are closed we will be developing our work on all digital channels, including a downloadable series of texts, making our Get Drawing learning booklet available by mail for our supporters to use on their own walks, adding to extensive install images of previous projects, interviews, films and much more. We encourage you to connect with us through Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and our website.

Lismore Castle Gardens continue to remain open for the moment and we will continue to monitor government advice about access to open spaces. We are operating increased measures for hygiene and social distancing, including closing our indoor café seating area, however we are able to provide take away tea and coffee in fully compostable cups.

We wish you the very best in these challenging times.

Lismore Castle Arts

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