Services

Local authorities provide information and advice about local authority mortgages such as repayments, interest charges, account statements and insurance.

Owners of vehicles may tax their vehicle for the first time, renew motor tax or change vehicle details at their local authority or online at www.motortax.ie.

You can apply to the local authority to replace motor tax documents such as motor tax discs, registration certificates, log books or trailer licences.

Local authorities provide information and advice about motor tax such as how to tax a vehicle, motor tax rates, fees, change of ownership and exemptions.

You can apply to the local authority for a motor tax refund if your taxed vehicle is scrapped, destroyed or stolen or is no longer being used on a public road.

You must register the change of ownership of a pre January 1993 registered vehicle with the local authority.

You must submit an off the road declaration to the local authority if you are not renewing your motor tax during the month it expires.

Local authorities, together with other stakeholders, may run an affordable music education programme for children and young people including participation in choirs and ensembles, as part of the national Music Generation initiative.

Local authorities coordinate the roll out of the Government's National Broadband Plan by working with telecommunications companies to deliver broadband services and encourage the take up of high speed connectivity.

Local authorities publish national codes of conduct for local authority employees and councillors to protect public confidence in local government.