Building Control
Month
Year
Total
Building Control Site Inspections
December 2021
6
Commencement Notices
December 2021
19
Completion Certificates
December 2021
14
Dangerous Structures Complaints
December 2021
7
Disability Access Certificates
December 2021
12
% Of Commencement Notice
December 2021
100%
New Building Inspections
December 2021
78
Building Control Functions
200
180
160
15
16
Disability Access Certificates
9
4
140
34
120
Dangerous Structures Complaints Completion Certificates
44
16
19
24
24
5
100
10
8 3
7 9
9
10
46
80
29
51
31
Commencement Notices
30
60
52
5 9
71
11
9 7 0
12
69
5
Building Control Site Inspections
7
40
25
13
66
14
60
14
40
56
51
20
28
27
19
21
22
19
14
9
6
5
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
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Library Service In December, 34,773 visits were made across our ten service points, 107% increase on December 2020. (16,805 December 2020). Items borrowed saw an overall increase of 8.5% in 2021 when compared to 2020. 35487 books were returned to Cork City Libraries in December 2021 as compared to 36602 in 2019 a decrease of just 5% indicating a move in the right direction for the service. As we rode the wave of different variants of Covid-19 several factors have had an impact on the library services statistics in 2020 and 2021 (closed in 2020 from March 13- June 7 and again from December 24-31 st . In 2021 the libraries were closed from January 1 to May 9.) Reopening varied from call and collect which limited the number of items members could borrow to browse only; the Reference and Local studies departments were closed for longer periods and no public PCs, printing or photocopying during periods – all make comparisons between 2020 and 2021 difficult. The one constant however is the continuing increase in the use of eBooks and eAudiobooks even though libraries are now open for most services. There is an overall annual increase in 2021 of 193% when compared to 2019 and a 36% increase on 2020. (137,914 borrowed 2021: 101,334 borrowed 2020; 47,096 borrowed 2019) Increased investment at a local and national level has been crucial to sustaining this vital service which has seen many people to look to the public libraries throughout the pandemic, a habit that has continued though we are now open. As with many services a
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