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that its architect was in Kilrush dur- ing the week to sign off on the fitting out of the building.
“The terms and conditions of the lease have been agreed and it is with the solicitors to be signed off,’ he nee
He said once the documents had been signed the OPW would be able to hand over the building. In the meantime, the remaining staff des- tined for the Kilrush office continue in their current assignments. The ten staff transferred from other depart- ments reported by prior arrangement to Kilrush on Monday week last.
‘As a temporary measure while Revenue is awaiting approval to oc- cupy the designated accommodation in Kilrush and due to the unavail- ability of suitable alternative accom- modation and facilities in Kilrush, these staff were allowed home,’ a spokesperson for the Revenue Com- missioners said.
“The position is under constant review in the light of on-going con- tact between Revenue and OPW,” he aXe Celoren
Revenue staff were expected to ar- rive in Kilrush on June 11, but the OPW said it had not put any date on the move. In total 70 civil servants will be employed in 50 positions in the Kilrush offices. Some of the staff will avail of part-time work or job sharing.
A third of them are believed to be coming from Ennis, another third from Limerick and one-third from Dublin.
Decentralisation of Government offices to Kilrush was first mooted in 2001 at a meeting chaired by Sena- tor Brendan Daly (FF). When con- tacted yesterday, Senator Daly said the delay was due to “bureaucratic lolenerca pustcaae
“This is most unsatisfactory for staff left in limbo for the last year or so, when this could have been expe- dited.”