CIS CEO: New structure aimed to reduce boards not services to people
The CEO of the Citizens Information Board says that proposed changes to the organisation will affect the boards only. Speaking ahead of an informational meeting in Carrick-on-Shannon on Friday on plans to ‘regionalise’ both CIS and MABS, Angela Black says the changes should not affect frontline services. Managers at local offices…
Leitrim Councillor urges retention of MABS and CIS structures
A Leitrim councillor says plans to regionalise the Citizens Information and the Money Advice and Budgeting services as ‘one of the most outrageous ever made.’ In this region, the organisations have offices in Donegal Town, in Sligo, and in Ballinamore in Leitrim. Under proposed changes, local offices would come under…
Citizens Information managers call on Minister to retain county structure
Citizens Information providers in small counties like Leitrim and Sligo fear that their service would be effectively ‘swallowed-up’ if plans to regionalise them go ahead. The Citizens Information Board has been looking at the best way to restructure both CIS and MABS and their recommendations were made in February and…