Ballina gets boost in decentralisation shake-up ^Featured

Thursday, 16 February 2012 11:07 Posted by The Editor

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Department of the Environment Community and Local Government offices in Ballina. Picture MayoToday.ie

The Government decision to shut down the decentralised offices of the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government is to give Ballina a welcome economic boost. Staff from the Department of the Environment Community and Local Government in Tubbercurry, will be retained in the short-term, but the Government plans to maximise the number of staff moving to Ballina, over time.

Other staff in the South Sligo town will be redeployed to other public service employers in the general vicinity.

The news has been welcomed by Ballina Fine Gael TD, Michelle Mulherin, who said it was good news that the jobs were being consolidated in the North Mayo-South Sligo area by making use of the available office space at the Government offices in Ballina.

Meanwhile some good news also for Claremorris following the hammer blow to axe decentralisation in the Autumn.

The Government has announced that the Office of Public Works in Claremorris is among a number of projects where the advance parties in temporary accommodation will be allowed to remain where they are.

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