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The DCC ‘Dublin: One City, One Book’ initiative.
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Dublin City Council (DCC) was recently presented with
BEST LAID PLANS
Dublin City Council’s ePlanning project scooped
three awards at the Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local the Planning Service Award. For several years
Government Awards 2009. Anne Whelton takes a look at
now the planning department of DCC has been
the leader in the exploitation of technology in
the winning projects and finds out about the council’s the provision of an enhanced service to
continued involvement with the awards.
customers in the form of timely and accurate
information on planning applications. DCC was
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provide information on planning applications
THE CHAMBERS IRELAND Excellence in online. To date they are the only authority that
Local Government Awards were established in allows customers to make on line observations
2003 to celebrate merit, and strengthen on planning applications and now with the
relationships in the chamber movement both ePlanning project they are providing a facility to
locally and nationally. Now in its sixth year, the allow applicants to lodge certain applications on
prestigious event is bigger than ever. This year line. A total of 239 applications have been
awards were presented in 12 categories ranging received electronically since the service was
from technology to social and community introduced in June 2008, or 10 per cent of all
development, with Dublin City Council (DCC) planning applications. DCC intends to extend
scooping three awards for its work in the areas
The Business Improvement District (BID) project
the service further to include all classes of
of arts and culture, planning services and
involved a variety of initiatives aimed at improving
development over the next few years.
partnership with local business.
the local area for businesses and their customers.
Speaking after the event, Brendan Dunne
from DCC said: “DCC has been very supportive
“DCC WAS IN FACT THE
CLEAN SWEEP
The Business Improvement District (BID) which
of the awards event over the past number of
FIRST LOCAL
won the Boots Partnership with Business Award
years. In fact, this year we submitted ten
projects for award consideration.” Dunne
AUTHORITY IN
involves a variety of initiatives aimed at
improving the Dublin 1 and 2 core retail areas
commended the awards for allowing the
IRELAND TO PROVIDE
for businesses and their customers.
council to “showcase to the wider community
the diverse range of projects currently being
INFORMATION ON
These include: street cleaning, a street
ambassador service, and social responsibility
undertaken by DCC, even in times
PLANNING
programmes. Prior to undertaking this project,
of recession.”
APPLICATIONS
DCC was involved in a consultation process
with local business owners. The purpose of this
BOOK WORMS
ONLINE.”
consultation/information process was to alert the
The ‘Dublin: One City, One Book’ initiative won local business community within the retail core
the Arts and Culture Award for 2009. was a huge success with high attendance levels as to the role and functions of a BID and
Commended by the judging panel for being at all the organised events, in some cases far offered businesses the opportunity to input
unique and promoting cultural tourism, the exceeding expectations, and generated a lot of about the specific needs and requirements for
project has gone from strength to strength since positive media publicity both at home and their individual streets. BIDs is designed to
its inception in 2006. Led by Dublin City Public abroad. Similarly, the initiative successfully improve the trading environment and the
Libraries the project aims to get everyone to increased awareness about the IBTS and the image of Dublin city centre from a tourist
read the same book during the month of April organisation saw a substantial increase in blood perspective, and also improve the quality of life
every year. This year the selected book was donations during the month. The ‘One City, for residents and workers in the BID area. Since
Dracula written by Dublin-born, Bram Stoker One Book’ project is now firmly established on its inception BIDS has extended its services to
and involved a variety of aptly themed events the DCC’s cultural calendar and the include the promotion of Dublin as a child
along with a strategic partnership with the Irish management team are currently in the process friendly city and the ‘Dine in Dublin’
Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS). The project of planning next years event. restaurant week.
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