TD wants review of plan to cut hours at ‘outreach’ dole office

A Government TD has asked the Department of Social Protection to review plans to cut hours at an “outreach” dole office which services a remote West Cork peninsula.

Fine Gael’s Noel Harrington said the Government should be expanding the services at Castletownbere’s district social welfare office and not cutting hours.

“I have asked the department to re-examine the situation and I’m awaiting a response,” he said last night.