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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
QUESTION NO.22
QUESTION: Councillor H. Farrell
To ask the Manager if there are plans for 2026 to introduce a public dashboard online, showing progress on corporate objectives?
REPLY:
Regarding plans for 2026 to introduce a public-facing dashboard showing progress on corporate objectives, while a consolidated dashboard for corporate objectives has not yet been formally scheduled, it is worth noting that the Council already provides regular updates on performance to the elected member and public through existing mechanisms:
- Monthly Performance Reports presented to Council.
- The Annual Report, published each March, which provides a statutory update on progress against the Corporate Plan objectives and the targets set out in the Annual Service Delivery Plan (ASDP).
- The ASDP for 2026, due to be published in December, will outline the Council's targets for the coming year, while the Annual Report will report on our performance in 2025 against those objectives.
The current plan for a digital platform includes reporting modules and analytics integration designed to support management information and performance tracking on operational matters. While as mentioned above that it is not formally scheduled, these features may enable dashboard-style reporting and additional performance reporting may be achievable as part of future enhancements. However, and critical to this - the digital platform forms part of a current and ongoing public procurement process, the exact scope and capabilities of the platform remain uncertain, and thus we are unable at this exact point to confirm what facilities it will ultimately deliver.
Elected members will continue to receive timely updates on progress, including any developments regarding the digital platform and potential dashboard functionality, ensuring full transparency as plans evolve.