Westmeath County Council provides services to a population of over 90,000 citizens in County Westmeath in areas of housing, roads, transportation, planning, environment, economic and community development, tourism, libraries, fire and emergency response, parks, amenities, heritage, arts and water services.
The Council has over 570 employees and can offer exciting careers across our services in various roles such as engineering, technical, financial, management, administration, library services, fire services and general services. Our headquarters are in Mullingar and we have area offices throughout the county.
Planning
Planning, enforcement, development plans, conservation & heritage, building control
Housing
Social housing, housing grants, home purchase, rental accommodation scheme(RAS)
Library
Find your library, reserve and renew, search for a book, join your library, library online
Environment
Find information on environmental control, veterinary services, waste & Litter and more.
Water services
Water conservation, metering, well grants, drinking water, schemes & projects and more.
Roads, parking and transport
Information on roadworks and closures, road safety and local schemes & projects
Business
Support for businesses and discovering our county
Arts and Recreation
Culture, heritage and leisure
Community Development
Achieve social change and improve social and environmental conditions
Emergency Services
Fire safety in the community, water safety and our major emergency plan.
Finance
Learn about council budgets, expenditure, paying us and procurement from the council and more.
Tourism
Information on the development of the tourism industry in County Westmeath