€2.1M Allocated To Kildare Community & Voluntary Groups To Assist With Inflation Costs

Monday, 20 February 2023 10:30

By Caoimhe Harney

It includes smaller groups such as Allenwood, Monasterevin and St Conleths Day Care Centres.

Some €2.1m has been announced for Kildare Community-based and voluntary health and social care providers.

The funding is announced by the Department of Health on a once off basis as part of Government measures to ease cost of living pressures.

Kildare groups to benefit from today's announcement include KARE €937,635, The Muiriosa Foundation in Monasterevin €707,000, and the Camphill Community €172,098.

It also includes smaller groups such as Allenwood, Monasterevin and St Conleths Day Care Centres.

Kildare South Fine Gael TD and Minister Martin Heydon commented: “The current climate of rising costs is difficult for all organisations and this funding is focussed on those organisations who provide services to those in our communities who are in most need of assistance.

"The groups included in today’s announcement range from local community groups to major national service providers.

“This funding was confirmed as part of the last Budget in recognition of the impact of rising costs on community and voluntary groups.

"The amounts announced today will be paid by the HSE in the coming weeks and will be a major boost to these organisations who carry out such important work in our communities, providing frontline services to the most vulnerable in our society.

“Many of these service providers have faced serious pressures in light of high inflation in 2022. I hope that this additional once-off funding will go some way towards recognising those costs”, concluded Minister Heydon.

Below is the breakdown of funding:

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