Offaly County Council closes public offices
Offaly County Council has taken the decision to close all public offices until further notice.
In a statement the local authority said it had “further reviewed arrangements for access to its services arising from the Covid 19 Pandemic. In order to prioritise the protection of public health all public offices of Offaly County Council will close from 11am on Monday 16th March until further notice. This includes the offices of the Municipal Districts of Birr, Edenderry and Tullamore.”
Essential services will continue to be provided online, by post and over the phone. Details of these services are available on our website www.offaly.ie
For further information contact 057-9346800 from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday excluding Public Holidays or email customerservices@offalycoco.ie. Outside of normal working hours of hours please contact 1890 750 750.
The statement continued: “The following essential services will be maintained;
· Water Supply and waste water treatment Phone 1890 750 750 · Housing and Homeless Services email or phone appointments only housing@offalycoco.ie 0579346800
· Fire and Emergency Services Phone 999 · Operation of Waste and recycling services environment@offalycoco.ie 0579346800
· Road Maintenance and Traffic Safety roads@offalycoco.ie 0579346800
birrmd@offalycoco.ie 0579124900
edenderrymd@offalycoco.ie 0469731256
tullamoremd@offalycoco.ie 0579352470 · Motor Tax available online www.motortax.ie · Cash Office cashoffice@offalycoco.ie 0579357414
· Planning – Full guidance on accessing Planning services while the public planning counter is closed are available at www.offaly.ie Email planning@offalycoco.ie or phone 0579346800
The following services are temporarily discontinued until further notice;
· Motor Taxation counter, Áras an Chontae
· Cash Office, Áras an Chontae
· Housing Services Counter, Áras an Chontae
· Planning Counter, Áras an Chontae
· All community and public events organised by Offaly County Council
The above provisions will remain in place until further notice, and will be subject to review pending further announcements by Government".