Council workers going the extra mile to ensure essential services are
Maintained
WHILE frontline healthcare workers are, quite rightly, being lauded as heroes for their efforts to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic a veritable army of other people are working hard to ensure that essential services are maintained.
Among them are local authority workers who are out on a daily basis delivering a whole raft of vital services, from delivering books and musical instruments to people cocooned in their homes, to maintaining our roads and manning fire-fighting services.
The Mayor of County Cork, Cllr Ian Doyle, said the commitment of Cork County Council staff over recent weeks should be recognised.
“They have been magnificent. They have been instrumental in helping to keep Cork County running smoothly and ensure there has been minimal disruption to the essential services that many of us take for granted,” said Cllr Doyle.
“As an authority, we have been working to maintain all of our services to as normal a level as possible, and the staff have been right behind us all the way. It is important that the hard work and commitment they have shown since the Coronavirus outbreak be recognised and praised,” he added.
Among those out this week were Mallow area water network crew of Packie Donaghue, Denis O’Flynn, Tom Smyth, Mick Roche, Batt Doherty and Jerry Sheehan, who have been working to ensure a constant supply of water to households in Mallow town and its hinterlands.
At the time the attached picture was taken in Burnfort village, the crew had been working for 10 straight days on the bounce fixing water mains, putting their own health at risk for the public good in the fight against COVID-19.
Cllr Doyle said it was absolutely essential that local authority workers maintain water supplies for households, hospitals, nursing homes and other vulnerable groups.
“This is just one example of many how Cork County Council staff are going the extra mile to ensure that services are maintained,” Cllr Doyle said.
“It is reassuring to know that these people are out there day after day in all weather working for the good of communities across the length and breadth of the county.”