The Commissioners of Public Works have agreed to lease a premises in Tuam from Galway County Council for use as a public office for the Department of Social Protection. A draft lease is being progressed in consultation with the Chief State Solicitors Office and the Council’s legal services.
The Commissioners anticipate being in a position to invite tenders to fit out the building for the Department once the lease is finalised. It will not be possible to give the Deputy a firm date for completion of the works until a contract has been awarded but I am advised that works should be nearing completion by early 2017.