ON Friday night the
Taoiseach announced
new public health measures in
relation to the COVID-19 virus. Donegal County
Council is fully committed to adhering to these new
restrictions and would encourage everyone to follow
them to support the national effort to push back
against the virus.
The Council’s Crisis Management Team has considered
the implications of the new measures and its
response to same having regard to, on the one hand,
compliance with the measures, and on the other,
ensuring that we can maintain the delivery of
essential/critical services to the public.
The Council’s public buildings that have remained
open until now will be closed to the public from
today ( Monday, 30th March, 2020 ) until further
notice. However our staff will continue to work in
the buildings and where essential at the various
premises and sites where we have to do essential
work. Staff will continue to work on essential /
emergency work such as the provision of water and
sewerage, fighting fires, keeping public spaces
clean and providing homeless services. These are
just some examples of the work of the Council that
must continue.
The public should know that the Council’s capacity
to deal with emergencies is not affected at this
time. It is our objective to ensure that the
continuity of essential services to the public is
maintained. If the situation is likely to change, we
will make the public aware of any implications and
provide appropriate advice and guidance at such
time.
Circumstances can suddenly change as we have seen
this week but the Council wants to reassure the
public that we have considerable experience built up
over many years dealing with exceptional
circumstances and events and the members and staff
of the Council will continue to work in the best
interests of the people. |
