Services

Local authorities repair and resurface public roads and pathways.

A Road Opening Licence is required if an individual/contractor wishes to excavate a section of public road, i.e. carriageway/footway and associated grass verge.

I require new road signage for my area - who should I contact?
I have a query about Road Lining/Road Markings or Traffic Calming - who should I contact?

Room for a Student Local Authority Tenancies Scheme is a government initiative where local authority tenants are permitted to let out a room or rooms in their homes to third level students with the prior permission of the local authority, as the landlord.

The national Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programme was developed in partnership with the National Transport Authority (NTA) and Green-Schools in March 2021, as a response to the need to support schools to increase walking and cycling as a means of travelling to and from schools. SRTS is managed by An Taisce Green-Schools.

As part of the measures to help address pressures in the private housing rental market, new planning legislative reforms to regulate the short term letting sector are due to come into effect on 1 July 2019.

You must apply for a licence to the local authority if you want to place a skip on a public road or footpath.

Members, agendas and minutes of the Social Development SPC.

Local authorities may provide social housing to you if you qualify and cannot afford to rent or buy your own home.

Its main purpose is to improve the access and quality of Local Authority Services for people from disadvantaged communities. It helps to develop socially inclusive policies and projects across the range of local authority services in Galway.