Skip to content
Waterford City & County Council

Latest News & Announcements

By Waterford City & County Council

Housing Vacancy Repair & Relief Initiative

rebuildingireland-175x175The basis of the scheme is that repair and improvement works to suitable vacant properties are funded to bring them up to the standard for rented accommodation and the cost of the works is then deducted from lease payments over an agreed lease term.

A key component of the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness is a new scheme, the Vacant Housing Repair and Leasing Initiative, which targets the delivery of social housing and also ensures that existing housing stock is used to the maximum degree possible.

Waterford City and County Council have piloted and progressed the initiative with Department of Housing Planning Community and Local Government support. CSO Census data and local studies have indicated that there are significant numbers of vacant dwellings in Waterford City & County. The Vacant Housing Repair and Leasing Initiative (also known as Repair and Leasing Initiative or RLI) is intended to target these properties as a possible source of social housing and also provides the property owner with an income stream that may be otherwise unavailable.

By Waterford City & County Council

Department highlights World Rabies Day

rabiesday09_200pxWednesday, September 28th 2016 was World Rabies Day and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is taking the opportunity to highlight the importance of continuing vigilance against rabies.

Ireland is fortunate to have been rabies free since 1903, but as rabies cases have been reported in pets and wildlife in Europe in recent years, Ireland is not free from risk.

The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) estimate that approximately 60,000 people across the world die every year from rabies and that Rabies is still endemic in 150 countries/territories worldwide.  Most human deaths occur in children in developing countries. The majority of these deaths are preventable by increasing public awareness and access to canine rabies vaccine. Rabies eradication requires a multidisciplinary effort between health, veterinary and local authorities. By working together rabies can be eliminated for good.

In 2015 the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), World Health Organisation (WHO), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with partners, the Global Alliance for the Control of Rabies (GARC) announced their framework for eliminating rabies by 2030.

The Department emphasises that Irish citizens can play their part in achieving this vision. Whilst the risk to Ireland is considered low, increasing animal movement across Europe means that we in Ireland must remain vigilant.

The illegal importation of dogs, cats or other pets is the most likely way that rabies could be introduced. If you are travelling with pets within the EU (including the UK) or importing pets into Ireland, it is a legal requirement for them to be vaccinated against rabies. Full details can be found on the Department’s website at the following link:

http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/animalhealthwelfare/diseasecontrol/rabies/

By Waterford City & County Council

Make your own Movie – Workshop for Community Groups

2016-09-26_1415As part of the Well Festival, we are running a session for Community and Voluntary Groups on ‘Making your Own Movie’, perfect for recording your events in-house or putting up that clip up to make your social media posts stand out.

This session will also give you an opportunity to network with other community groups.

Would you like to be able to make videos for you and your community group? Our one-hour film making workshop will give you practical experience in hands on film-making. The group will become a working film crew learning sound, camera operation, continuity, lighting, and how to set up and record a shot for editing.

Time: Tuesday 4 October, 11am, Central Library Central Library
Tutor: Niamh Moroney, Artist in Residence with Central Arts.

Free but places limited Phone 0761 10 2975 to book or email wellwaterford@waterfordcouncil.ie

By Waterford City & County Council

Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week

carbon-monoxide-aware-logo-2016-low-resCarbon Monoxide Awareness Week takes place this year between 26th September and 2nd October.

  • The aim of the campaign this year is to highlight the fact that carbon monoxide (CO) can, and does, kill. It is colourless, odourless, hard to detect and it can kill in less than three minutes.
  • On average, six people in Ireland die every year as a result of unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning. But there’s a lot you can do to safeguard against it.

    Remember:

  • Carbon Monoxide can be produced by ANY fuel that burns, including coal, turf, oil, gas and wood.
  • Service fuel burning appliances and have chimneys swept annually.
  • Install an audible carbon monoxide alarm in your home.

The campaign is being fronted by Tommy McAnairey, the ballad-singing canary created to drive awareness about carbon monoxide, and will feature across all national and local media with a significant social media presence.  There will also be radio and TV coverage as well as media interviews with people directly affected by carbon monoxide.  Rory Cowan, star of the hit comedy Mrs Brown’s Boys, is a campaign ambassador for Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week this year due to his own personal experience with carbon monoxide exposure.

You can support the week by:

  • Following Tommy on Twitter @TommyMcAnairey
  • Following Gas Networks Ireland on Twitter @GasNetIrl and retweeting Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week tweets to your followers

Further information is available from link to the Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week website www.carbonmonoxide.ie

coaw-email-banner-2016

By Waterford City & County Council

Railway Square Playground Closed

107 003 109

Due to vandalism, the playground in Railway Square, Manor Street, Waterford will be closed for the foreseeable future.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

 

By Waterford City & County Council

Request for public to report Japanese Knotweed

1Waterford City & County Council has commenced a project to control Japanese Knotweed in public open space and on public roads.

Members of the public are asked to report sightings of the invasive Japanese Knotweed by emailing details of the location to japaneseknotweed@waterfordcouncil.ie

What is Japanese Knotweed ?
Japanese knotweed is a non-native invasive perennial (plant that lives more than one year) species in Ireland. Since it was introduced as an ornamental plant in the 19th Century from Japan, it has spread across the UK and Ireland, particularly along watercourses, transport routes and infested waste areas.

It is rhizomatous (produces underground stems) with distinctive branched hollow, bamboo-like canes that can grow to over 3m in height. Red/purple shoots appear early in spring but as the canes grow, the leaves unfurl and the plant turns green. The mature canes are hollow and have a characteristic pattern of purple speckles. Flowering occurs in late summer/autumn and consists of creamy white flowers.

By Waterford City & County Council

Proposal to declare a road at Sruh, Lismore, Co. Waterford to be a Public Road

road-blockNotice is hereby given pursuant to Section 11 Subsection (1) (b) (iii) Roads Act 1993 that Waterford City and County Council propose to declare a road at Sruh, Lismore, Co. Waterford to be Public Road. Road is 172 meters in length running from the centre of the road, from its junction with L1004.

A map indicating the road to be taken in charge is available for inspection during normal office opening hours by interested members of the Public for a period of one month up to and including 19th October 2016 at the following locations:-

Roads Dept, Waterford City and County Council, Civic Offices, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford.
Roads Dept, Waterford City & County Council, Menapia Building, The Mall, Waterford.

Submissions or observations with respect to the proposal to declare the road to be a Public Road may be made in writing to the Director of Services, Roads, HR and Emergency Services, Waterford City and County Council, City Hall, The Mall, Waterford not later than 4pm on 2nd November 2016.

Paul Daly
21st September 2016
A/Director of Service
Roads, HR & Emergency Services

By Waterford City & County Council

Proposed Changes to Traffic Arrangements to Bilberry Rd and Quarry Rd

trafic-blockWaterford City and County Council propose to make changes to the Traffic arrangements on Bilberry Road and Quarry Road.  These changes are;

  1. the making of Bilberry Road from one way from a point approximately 900m north of Rice Bridge to a point approximately 80m south of the Junction with Quarry Road. The direction of travel will be northbound.  The road will be narrowed and the remaining space set aside for the extension of the Waterford Greenway along this portion of the road.
  2. On the section of Bilberry Road and Grattan Quay from Rice Bridge to the point where the road is to be made one way, the road will remain two way but shall be narrowed and a shared footpath / cycle way shall be provided.
  3. On Quarry Road, at the junction with Gracedieu Road, the road shall be narrowed and the provision of a footpath linking Bowefield and Gracedieu Road shall be provided. Traffic lights will be installed to implement a shuttle traffic flow on the narrowed section.

These changes are intended to be temporary, as it is an objective of Waterford City and County Council  to widen Bilberry Road and Quarry Road in the future to allow for the development of the former Waterford Stanley Site and to allow the development of lands in Gracedieu East.  The timing of these road improvements will depend on the developments taking place in the area and the availability of funding for the road widening.

The Waterford Greenway will open shortly extending from Dungarvan to Bilberry along the route of the old railway line.  From Bilberry into Grattan Quay, this line is not available.  As the land along the river Suir develops, the greenway will be extended alongside the river to Grattan Quay.  As an interim measure pending the development of that land, provisions are being made to provide connectivity along the road to Grattan Quay.

The section of road identified in 1 above, and here via maps and drawings, the road is too narrow to provide any footpath / cycleway and maintain 2 way traffic.   This section of road will be one – way heading towards Quarry Road.

The section of road identified in 2 above is being made 2 way so the businesses and houses on this section of the road will not have to follow long diversions  via Quarry Road and Gracedieu Road to access the city centre, but will be able to exit onto Rice Bridge to access the city centre.

There is also no footpath provided between Bowefield and Gracedieu Road, to allow access to Gracedieu Road and the schools complex on Carrickphierish Road.  As the road here is too narrow to accommodate two way traffic and a footpath, a one -way shuttle system will be implemented here to allow the construction of a footpath linking Bowefield and Watersgate to Gracedieu Road.

By Waterford City & County Council

Water Supply Shutdown in Tramore and Butlerstown

IrishWaterDue to essential maintenance works, there will be Water Supply disruption  in Tramore and Butlerstown Co. Waterford, from 10.00pm Wed 21/09/16 until 8.00am Thursday 22/09/16.

Waterford City & County Council, in partnership with Irish Water, will work to minimise the impact of any disruption to service & will restore normal supply as soon as possible.

Customers are advised to run their taps if they experience discolouration when supply is restored.  WC&CC and Irish Water apologise for any inconvenience and the Irish Water Customer Contact Centre can be called on 1890-278-278.

 

By Waterford City & County Council

Flood Risk Management Plan – Public Consultation Day

pcd-blockPublic Consultation Day
Are you interested in the draft Flood Risk Management Plans for your area?

A public consultation is currently underway seeking public and stakeholder comments and observations on the measures now being proposed as the preferred and feasible measures, to address known significant flood risk for a particular area.

Further details on this consultation, including the date by which comments and observations are required, are available on the OPW website: www.opw.ie/FloodPlans

You are invited to the following consultation event where members of the public can ask questions in relation to the draft Flood Risk Management Plan specific to their particular area.

The Park Hotel, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford.
Tuesday 27th September 2016: 2:00pm – 7:00pm
The area included in the draft Flood Risk Management Plans are: Dungarvan, Dunmore East and Tramore and Environs.

By Waterford City & County Council

Council introduces a ‘Choice Based Letting’ housing scheme

cbl-blockWaterford City & County Council are introducing a Choice Based Letting Scheme on a pilot basis for certain council properties in Waterford city and county areas.

The pilot Choice Based Lettings Scheme will go live on the Council’s website at 9 a.m. on Friday 16th September.

The Council will be seeking expressions of interest from anyone currently on the housing list who may be interested in becoming a tenant of certain properties advertised through the scheme.

The council properties will be advertised each week from 9 a.m. on Fridays to 5 p.m. on Thursdays and it is only during this time that an expression of interest on a property can be submitted. For the pilot phase the Council will advertise a handful of properties on a weekly basis, or as they become available.  If there are no properties available, the website will indicate this.   Access to the Choice Based Letting (CBL) system is via the Council website at http://www.waterfordcouncil.ie/departments/housing/choice-based-lettings.htm

By Waterford City & County Council

Renewable Energy Strategy 2016-2030

res-blockThis strategy forms part of the Waterford City Development Plan 2012-2018, Waterford County Development Plan 2011-2017 and Dungarvan Town Plan 2012-2018.

It was adopted by way of variation to these plans on 8th September 2016.

It is underpinned by a Strategic Environmental Screening Assessment and a Habitats Directive Screening Assessment. These assessments are attached as appendices to the document.

By Waterford City & County Council

Development Management Standards variation

dmsThe  Development Management Standards variation to the Waterford City Development Plan 2013-2019, the Waterford County Development Plan 2011-2017 and Dungarvan Town Plan 2012-2018 was adopted on the 8th of September 2016.

This variation replaces the development management standards chapters as set out in the Development Plans above and should be referred to in the making of any future planning applications.

By Waterford City & County Council

Attention all Housing Applicants of Waterford City & County Council

hnaThis is an important message from the Housing Department of Waterford City and County Council for all Housing applicants.  If you or your family are on the Housing waiting list and you have recently received an assessment form from the Housing office, you should listen carefully to this notice.

You are advised to return the completed Housing Needs Assessment form as a matter of urgency.  If you have changed address since you first applied for social housing and did not advise the Housing Office of your new address you need to contact the Housing Section Immediately.

As this is the latest of several reminders, if you fail to return the form by Wed 14th September, your application to remain on the Housing waiting list will be closed.

Returned forms can be posted to the Housing section, Baileys New St Waterford, or in person to the Customer Service desks at Baileys New St Waterford or Civic Offices Dungarvan as a matter of urgency.

Tel: 0761 10 20 20

Latest News
We made this!