News
Feb 24, 2010
Scheme of Community Support for Older People to benefit more groups in Cavan
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.
Killinagh and Glangevlin Community Alert and Virginia Community Alert will share in funding of over €3,744 under the Scheme, which funds security measures for older people living in their own homes and 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 further groups has been approved for funding. I’d like to offer my congratulations to all involved in these two groups 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.
