In response to the Taoiseach’s announcement on Friday night, Tipperary County Council has announced the following measures that come into effect from Monday, March 30th until further notice.
- With immediate effect from Monday 30th March 2020, all County Council offices including Municipal District Offices are closed to members of the public until further notice, with the exception of some very limited public access, strictly by appointment for certain housing/homeless services.
- A dedicated Community Response service will be established which will act as a Signpost, and refer callers to the appropriate agency supports, local and national helplines as required (e.g. Gardai, ALONE, the Samaritans, Citizens Information, etc) which will Coordinate and assist in the delivery of food, fuel, and medicine to vulnerable people where their usual sources of support are unavailable, through community structures such as the GAA, Local Link Tipperary, Community meals and the Local Development Companies. A further statement will issue in this regard over the coming days.
- Only priority services will continue to be maintained (e.g. water supply and wastewater services) as well as emergency response services (e.g. roads maintenance, public lighting, and housing maintenance) together with minimal waste management/street cleansing services and a minimal parks maintenance service.
- Tipperary Fire Service will continue to operate as normal.
- The Motor Tax Offices will be closed, however postal and online motor tax service business will continue to operate.
- Civic Amenity sites will only accept household waste.
Council staff will ensure a continuity of essential and critical service across key operations and the Council’s Crisis Management Team will continue to meet on an ongoing basis.
General information on Council services can be accessed online and the Council is asking members of the public to avail of these services by:-
• Post or
• Telephone on 0761 06 5000, from 9.30am to 4.30p.m. Monday to Friday excluding Public Holidays or
• Email to [email protected].
The emergency numbers outside of office hours for the following services are;
• Roads – 1890 923 948
• Housing (Emergency Electrical and Plumbing issues only) – 1890 923 948
• Water and Wastewater – 1850 278 278
Tipperary County Council’s response will continue to be informed by advice from the HSE and Public Health Authorities.
Please visit tipperarycoco.ie for further updates.
For updated and factual Public Health information and advice on COVID-19 Coronavirus, please visit hse.ie/coronavirus or call 1800 700 700
For the latest information on the Covid-19 Vaccine Programme, please visit hse.ie/covid-19-vaccine
