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that some of the positions have oLeres OMB UU OLSLO Mmm A100 MmmaSE-DOODURVammBu lo I(C0 bY, work arrangements” more common- LY ented ware em (elem stcvuberce He said that the office in Kilrush is
part of the Collector General’s Divi- sion of the Revenue, which is respon- sible for the collection of all major taxes.
These include VAT, PAYE, PRSI, income tax, capital gains tax, and corporation tax.
It is believed that up to a third of the staff are coming for civil servant jobs in Ennis, another third is mov- ing from Limerick, while the major- ity of the remainder are returning to west Clare or moving there for the first time from Dublin.
The 50 posts in the Kilrush Reve- nue office will be made up of 31 cler- ical officers, nine executive officers, three higher executive officers, three Staff officers, three service officers and an assistant principal.
According to the Revenue Press Of- fice, the Collector General’s Division collected €50.7 billion last year.
Mayor of Kilrush Councillor Tom Clyne (Ind) welcomed the new em- ployees to the town, and wished them well in their new life in west Clare.
The newly elected mayor said that the vast majority of the 60 workers would be living in the Kilrush area.
“It is great for the town. It is good for the commerce of the town, and the schools and the economy in gen- eral,’ he said.
“We have plenty to offer them as well. There are lots of leisure facili- ties here you would not find in the midlands,” said the Westmeath born town councillor.
“We have sailing, yachting, great
golfing, leisure walks and of course the walled garden. They are very happy with the facilities in the town,” |atemncy- BG
The Integrated Shannon Decen- tralisation Network (ISDN), which was established in November 2000, promoted a joint approach to decen- tralisation by the towns of Kilrush, Listowel and Newcastlewest, follow- ing a public meeting chaired by then local TD Brendan Daly.
The ISDN was a partnership be- tween Shannon Development, town councils in Kilrush and Listowel and the Community Council in Newcas- tlewest together with the area repre- sentatives of Limerick County Coun- cil and supported by the Chamber of Commerce in each town.