Dáil Éireann Debate, Friday - 16 September 2016
815. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been reached with regards to where the Macroom office for the Department of Social Protection will be situated. [26253/16]
View answerAn open recruitment process to fill the position of Branch Manager in Macroom will be commencing shortly and advertisements will be place in local and national newspapers in the next couple of weeks.
Each applicant will be required to submit details of the proposed premises where they will provide the agreed services for the Department at a suitable accessible and central location in the town of Macroom.
Only candidates deemed to have submitted a suitable proposal for the operation of branch office services, who have demonstrated capacity to undertake the role of branch manager and who have provided details of premises which meet the standard required for the delivery of the service, will be invited to participate in the recruitment process.
The final location of the Macroom Branch Office will not be known until such time as the recruitment process for the position of Branch Manager has been completed.
