City council to recruit 49 people through new scheme
Galway Bay fm newsroom- The city manager says the council is seeking to recruit aprroximately 49 people through a local authority labour activation scheme.
Gateways was announced in budget 2013 and is a local authority work scheme designed to provide short-term working opportunities for unemployed people.
At this week's meeting of the city council, Brendan McGrath says interviews are underway.
Some of the positions are likely to be filled in the environment department.
Cllr. Ollie Crowe, who has led the campaign for the reintroduction of a seven day burial service in the city says he has met with the City Manager to discuss the possibility of restoring the service under the Gateways Initiative.
Cllr Crowe told Galway Bay fm news he's now confident the service will be restored in the coming months.