Corporate Governance

Good governance in local government is about:

delivering priorities,
achieving objectives,
behaving with integrity and acting in the public interest, and
acting in ways that are consistent with legal, regulatory and government policy obligations.

This section sets out some of the key policies and procedures by which we achieve good governance.

Council

Corporate Policies

Child Protection, Data Protection and Procurement

Access to Information on the Environment

You are entitled to request access to information on the environment that is held by us. Those seeking information may wish to first look at the publicly available information on the Council's website or to view the Council's Publication Scheme which may contain the information sought.

Anti-Fraud and Corruption

Meath County Council is committed to preserving the highest standards of honesty, transparency, probity and accountability, and recognises that councillors and employees play a key role in achieving these aims.

Child Safeguarding

Meath County Council is committed to a child-centred approach to our work with children in the delivery of all our services and activities.

Ethics, Governance and Code of Conduct

Part 15 of the Local Government Act 2001 sets out an ethics framework specific to councillors, managers and employees, and is applicable generally across all areas of the council’s work. This framework imposes a statutory duty on all in the service to maintain proper standards of integrity, conduct and concern for the public interest.

Freedom of Information

The Freedom of Information (FOI) Acts assert the right of members of the public to obtain access to official information to the greatest extent possible consistent with the public interest and the right to privacy of individuals. Freedom of Information Publication Scheme.

Protected Disclosures

The Protected Disclosures Act 2014 is intended to provide a robust statutory framework within which workers can raise concerns regarding potential wrongdoing that has come to their attention in the workplace, in the knowledge that protections are available to them from any form of penalisation from doing so.

Public Sector Equality & Human Rights Duty

All public bodies in Ireland have a responsibility to promote equality, prevent discrimination and protect the human rights of their employees, customers, service users, and everyone affected by their policies and plans.

Public Service Innovation Declaration

Meath County Council supports a culture of innovation in the way it works and delivers public services.

Regulation of Lobbying

Section 6(4) of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 requires each public body to publish a list of designated Public Officials of the body.

The purpose of this list is:

To allow members of the public to identify those persons who are designated public officials; and
As a resource for lobbyists filing a return to the Register who may need to source a designated public official’s details.

Further information in relation to the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 is available at www.lobbying.ie

Designated Public Officials in Meath County Council

Organisational Structure

Risk Management

Our approach to assessing and managing risk to support the strategic and operational decision-making process.