Annual Report 2011.pdf (size 6 MB) - Offaly County Council

JOINT ADDRESS BY THE CATHAOIRLEACH AND COUNTY MANAGER
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Cllr. Danny Owens — Cathaoirleach
We are very pleased to present the 2011 Annual Report of
Offaly Local Authorities. The report sets out the work of
Offaly County Council and the Town Councils of Birr,
Edenderry and Tullamore. It looks at the projects
undertaken during the year, presents information on the
authorities' ongoing commitments, and details associated
expenditure.
2011 was another challenging year. The Council has had to
adapt again to having less human and financial resources.
However, we hope that we have demonstrated within these
pages that we have not dwelt on the difficulties or
constraints under which we work. Rather, we have sought
to get on with the job, mindful of the considerable
importance attached to the role of the local authorities in
the everyday lives of citizens. Yes, we have had challenges
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Pat Gallagher— Bainisteoir Chontae
and there have been many difficult decisions. But we have
acted at all times with the overall interests of the people of
Offaly placed firmly at the centre of our decision making
processes.
The commitment of both elected members and staff over
these past few years deserves to be highlighted. Our
primary objective continues to be the provision of quality
services and our whole organisation is determined to ensure
that our standards do not falter, and that our customers'
needs remain to the fore in everything we do.
Some of the more noteworthy achievements evident in the
report include:
Successful visit of the President of the United States of
America, Barack Obama and the First Lady Michelle
Obama to the President’s ancestral home of Moneygall;