Cllr Keith Martin, Labour's county council candidate for Westport, has warmly welcomed the planned Citizen's Information Service (CIS) Office for Westport, which is due to open in December.
According to the Labour councillor "The new office will allow the CIS to provide information, advice and advocacy services in Westport on a part-time basis, from a permanent office on James Street.
"Westport Town Council granted planning permission in August to Mayo Citizen's Information Service Ltd for the conversion of the building from a medical surgery to an office and, dependent on construction time, the office is due to be open by December.
"This is good news for Westport as the CIS provides free, impartial and confidential information on an one-to-one basis on subjects such as Employment Rights, Consumer Affairs, Social Welfare, Health, Disability Information, Taxation, Family Issues and Housing. Importantly all the information provided is confidential.
"For years Westport has lagged behind other Mayo towns in relation to these kind of services and I am delighted to see a permanent office for the Citizens Information Service here in Westport and I am sure there will be a huge demand for its services" concluded Cllr Martin.
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