News
Dec 21, 2009
Scheme of Community Support for Older People to benefit more Cavan groups
The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and Cavan/Monaghan T.D. Mr. Brendan Smith has welcomed the awarding of further grand aid under the Scheme of Community Support for Older People.
The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and Cavan/Monaghan T.D. Mr. Brendan Smith has welcomed the awarding of further grand aid under the Scheme of Community Support for Older People. Belturbet Neighbourhood Watch and SVDP Bailieborough will share in allocations totalling over €1,600. The announcement follows the awarding of €3,500 to Mountnugent ICA last week.
The Scheme, which funds security measures for older people living in their own homes, was recently reinstated after a review which involved extensive consultation with interested stakeholders.
Minister Smith said that for over eight years, the Scheme of Community Support for Older People had benefited scores of groups in Cavan. “It has brought great peace of mind to many, many older people in our community and I am delighted that another group has been approved for funding. I’d like to offer my congratulations to Beltubet Neighbourhood Watch and SVDP Bailieborough, who are doing such excellent work in support of the local community and trust that this funding will allow them carry it on”, Minister Smith said.
