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Castlebar businesses are being forced to close with the loss of jobs and livelihoods and many others are in severe difficulty. The local economy is facing devastation and ruin according to Castlebar Chamber of Commerce which has launched its own election manifesto.

Any move to merge city and county housing departments and set up regional housing authorities would be a backward step that would be an erosion of democracy and impact greatly on the lives of the 4,000 people left on the waiting list, that is according to Labour’s councillor Derek Nolan.

The Midlands Gateway Chamber has welcomed the publication of the report of the Local Government Efficiency Review Group, noting that if implemented quickly, many of the recommendations could deliver much needed savings to local authorities.

The merger of a number of councils, including those of counties Carlow and Kilkenny, has been mooted in a new report on the efficiency of local government in Ireland.

Proposed government reform to do away with local government structures and jobs in a bid to save more than €500 million has been roundly welcomed by representatives for the business community who are snapping up the suggestion and using it as ammunition to call for reduced rates and charges.

The post of Galway city manager could be abolished while the powers of the Tuam, Loughrea and Ballinasloe town councils could be greatly reduced if the recommendations of a new report are implemented fully.