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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 10 Jun 1986

Vol. 367 No. 8

Written Answers. - County Kildare Voluntary Bodies.

109.

asked the Minister for Social Welfare the total amount of funding allocated to various bodies in County Kildare under the special scheme for assistance to voluntary bodies operating in the social welfare area since the inception of the scheme; the amount allocated in each case; the name of the body concerned; and the purpose for which the funding was allocated.

The information requested in respect of the grants paid to voluntary organisations in County Kildare from the scheme of grants to voluntary organisations in the social services area from the inception of the scheme in 1983 to 31 December 1985 is set out in the following table.

No grants have been allocated to date to any voluntary organisation in County Kildare under the 1986 scheme.

Table

Organisation

Purpose

Amount

£

Athy & District Committee for the Care of the Elderly, Athy

Provision of Alarm Systems

3,000

Catholic Nurses Guild Naas

Premises for family resource centre

7,500

Cill Dara Social Club Newbridge

Purchase of Recreational Equipment

500

KARE, Kildare

Provision of amenities in centres for the Handicapped

5,000

Kilcullen Senior Citizens Association

Provision of furniture

500

Maynooth Community Council

Provision of Office Equipment

800

Naas District Care of the Aged Committee

Improvements to Premises

2,000

Order of Malta, Athy

Towards the cost of providing a meals- on-wheels service in Athy

3,000

Order of Malta, Athy

Renovation of a Night Hostel

2,500

Order of Malta, Naas

Purchase of vehicle for transport of the elderly

10,000

Social Centre, Athy

Improvements to Premises

3,000

Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Naas

Renovation work to Home

6,500

Total

44,300

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