Security of the Elderly.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 March 2004

Tuesday, 23 March 2004

Questions (598)

Mary Upton

Question:

598 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 is entitled to avail of the security scheme for the elderly. [8989/04]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Mr. N. Ahern)

The purpose of the scheme of community support for older people is to improve the security and social support of vulnerable people aged 65 years or over. Voluntary groups and organisations that have undertaken to identify such older people receive a grant. Under the terms of the scheme the grant goes towards the once-off costs of purchase and/or installation of small scale physical security equipment and socially monitored alarm systems.

Later this year the 2004 scheme will be advertised and the person referred to may apply through one of the participating organisations. A list of organisations funded under the scheme in the south Dublin region in 2003 is as follows:

File No.	Group Name	Address	Name	Tel No.	Amount Approved	No. Approved
					€
11	Neighbourhood Watch Greystones	Ashgrove, Kindlestown, Greystones, Co Wicklow	Mrs. Jackie Quinn	01 2876014	129,798.00	320
21	Society of St Vincent de Paul (Conference of St Cecilia)	47 Dangan Park, Kimmage Road West, Dublin 12	Mr. Brendan Dunne	01 4555637	486.00	2
40	Castletown Community Alert	Arklow, Co Wicklow	Mr. Charlie Clonough	0402 37563	630.00	2
45	Lower Kimmage Road Residents Association	4 St Martins Park, Lower Kimmage Road, Dublin 6w	Ms Una Moriarty	01 4908630	172.00	1
110	Aughrim Community Alert	The Avenue, Aughrim, Co Wicklow	Ms Kay Leeson	0404 20100 or 0402 36334	700.00	2
123	Dún Laoghaire — Neighbourhood Watch	c/o Dun Laoghaire Garda station, Corrig Avenue, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin	Ms Mary O’Keeffe		10,200.00	28
135	Templeogue and District Active Retirement Association	30 College Drive, Terenure, Dublin 6w	Mr. Vivian Rynne	01 - 4906491	4,000.00	11
148	Carnew Community Care	Gorey Road, Carnew, Wicklow	Sr. Anne Killeen	055-26371/055-26510	7,600.00	21
184	Corbawn & Area Neighbourhood Watch	10 Corbawn Court, Shankill, Dublin 18	Ms Deirdre Cox	01 - 2821817	300,000.00	935
238	Society of St Vincent de Paul St Peter’s Conference	Fred’s Fashions, Upper Main Street, Arklow, Co Wicklow	Mr. Liam Walker	0402 - 31186	4,850.00	14
309	Hollywood Community Carers Association	Hollywood, Co Wicklow	Ms Marie Tutty	045 - 864289	1,400.00	4
333	Laragh & Glendalough Community Alert	Glenmacnass, Glendalough, Co Wicklow	Ms Denise Nolan	0404 45272	8,700.00	25
336	Slievemore Road Neighbourhood Watch	68 Slievemore Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12	Ms Teresa Balfe	01- 4651166	203,521.00	531
353	Glencree & Adjoining Areas Community Alert	Cloon, Glencree, Enniskerry, Co Wicklow	Mr. John Burgess	086 2549417	430.00	1
420	Churchtown West Neighbourhood Watch	4 Oakdown Road, Churchtown, Dublin 14	Ms Mary McInerney	01 2951546 / 086 - 8329156	350.00	1
458	Avoca Community Alert	Cherrybrook, Kilmagig Upper, Avoca, Co Wicklow	Ms Bernie Ivers	0402/35179	1,600.00	4
					674,437.00	1,902