b'ContentsForeword 1Kildare - Our County 3Our Vision & Mission Statement 6The Role and Functions of Our Council 7Local Government in Context 11Main Service Areas by Directorate 17Looking Back - Delivering our 19Corporate Plan 2015-2019 22Our external operating environment 26Our internal operating environment33Informing the Corporate Plan 2019-202437 - Public consultationCore Values 38Strategic Objectives 39Supporting Strategies40Making it happen: 48Implementation, Monitoring, Reporting 49 and ReviewingAppendix 1: List of Strategies and Plans 50Influencing Local Government in Kildare:Appendix 2: National Performance Indicators54Appendix 3: Glossary of terms 55Appendix 4: Baseline Metrics56'