Sorca Clarke
Question:1874. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a fund is available to assist in the procurement of C02 alarms for vulnerable people and people in isolated areas. [1672/24]
View answerWednesday, 17 January 2024
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In 2019 my Department approved funding for a pilot initiative to support the installation of carbon monoxide alarms in the homes of elderly, isolated and vulnerable people throughout rural Ireland.The pilot initiative was funded through the Dormant Accounts Fund. The alarms were supplied through Muintir na Tíre groups who installed them in people’s homes on a voluntary basis. The project was completed in 2021 and there is currently no fund available through my Department for the provision or installation of C02 alarms.