Community Support Scheme.

Wednesday, 26 January 2005

Questions (546, 547)

Brian O'Shea

Question:

608 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his proposals to provide funding for the replacement of obsolete personal alarms for senior citizens (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34620/04]

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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 encourage and assist the community's support for older people by means of a community based grant scheme to improve the security of its older members. Funding under the scheme can be provided for small scale security equipment designed to strengthen points of entry to the dwelling; for security lighting and for the once-off cost of installing socially monitored personal alarm systems.

Where socially monitored alarms, or security equipment, previously installed under this scheme are broken or defective and are outside the guarantee period, a limited amount of funding is available towards the cost of replacement. Applicant groups were requested to supply a separate list of all such cases in their application form indicating when the previous alarm was supplied and the reason for its proposed replacement. The group in question did not supply this information. However, if the required information is supplied, my Department will be happy to reconsider the application.

As outlined in the scheme guidelines, the replacement of alarms which remain fully functioning would not be considered simply because of their age or because of claims of obsolescence by the supplier.

Question No. 609 answered with QuestionNo. 599.

Gay Mitchell

Question:

610 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the organisations that are providing security lights for the elderly under the security for the elderly grant scheme in the Dublin area for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1247/05]

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

The scheme of community support for older people encourages and assists local support for older people by means of a community-based grant scheme to improve the security of its older members. Funding under the scheme can be provided for small scale security equipment designed to strengthen points of entry to the dwelling; for security lighting and for the once-off cost of installing socially monitored personal alarm systems. In 2004 the scheme was expanded to include smoke alarms.

The scheme is administered by community and voluntary organisations throughout the country with support provided by my Department. Any local voluntary or community-based organisation especially those working with or providing support for older people can apply to the Department for funding under the scheme. Before applying, the applicant organisation should satisfy itself that it has the capacity and is in a position to meet the conditions associated with administration of the scheme as set out in the guidelines.

Following is a list of organisations in the Dublin area which received funding to date under the 2004 scheme. The 2005 scheme will be advertised in the coming months.

Organisation	Address	Telephone Number
Donabate Portrane Senior Citizens	Annolville, The Burrow, Portrane, Co Dublin	01 8436707
Neighbourhood Watch & Edenmore Tenants	137 Edenmore Avenue, Raheny, Dublin 5	01 8484566
Corbawn & Area Neighbourhood Watch	10 Corbawn Court, Shankill, Dublin 18	01 2821817
Passionist Mount Argus	St. Pauls Retreat, Mount Argus, Dublin 6W	01 4992000
Inchicore Home Help Service Ltd.	Unit 4, Iceland Buildings, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10	01 6239457
Naul Senior Citizens	Hazardstown, Naul, Co Dublin	01 8413699
Clondalkin Senior Citizens Social Club	45 Cappaghmore, Clondalkin, Dublin 22	01 4573334
Carers Association Rathgar	26 Wesley Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6	01 4904554
National Assoc. of Widows in Ireland	29 Gardiner Place, Dublin 1	01 8728814
Carers Association Clondalkin	Unit 3, Dolcan Mall, Tower Road Clondalkin, Dublin 22	01 4670797
Alone	1 Willie Bermingham Place, Kilmainham Lane, Dublin 8	01 6791032
Finglas Cabra Council for Older People	Rosehill House, Finglas Road, Finglas, Dublin 11	01 8361666
Fold Housing Assoc Ireland Ltd.	27 Upper Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin 2	01 6328603
Coolock Darndale Home Help Service	Cromcastle Rd, Coolock, Dublin 5	01 8478410
Age Action Ireland Ltd.	30/31 Lower Camden St, Dublin 2	01 4756989
Rush Senior Citizens	Kenure Demesne, Rush, Co Dublin	01 8439064
Beaumont Residents Association	101 Coolgreena Road, Beaumont, Dublin 9	01 6390393
Lorcan O’Toole Day Care Centre	Lorcan O’Toole Court, Kimmage Road West, Kimmage, Dublin 12	01 4554532
Ringsend Active Retirement Association	CYMS, St. Patricks Terrace, Ringsend, Dublin 4
Ballyroan Community Care Group	c/o 203 Ballyroan Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16	01 4946675
SVDP Church of The Three Patrons	48 Rathgar Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6	087 2976178
Templeogue District Active Retirement	75 Cypress Grove Road, Templeogue, Dublin 6W	01 4907298
Ballyfermot Home Help Service	Unit 4 Iceland Building, Le Fanu Rd, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10	01 62345555
St. Annes Afternoon Club	The Parish Centre, St. Annes, Strand Road, Portmarnock	01 8462685
Royal Hospital Donnybrook Vol House Ass.	28 Cullenswood, Off Cullenswood Park, Ranelagh, Dublin 6	01 4979600
Blanchardstown Innercity Home Care Assoc.	Roselawn Health Centre, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15	01 8116070
Parish Drumcondra Nth. Strand St. Barnabas	The Rectory, 74 Gracepark Road, Dublin 9	01 8372505
Blanchardstown Carers Resource Centre	Marian House, The Rise, Main Street, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15	01 8119555
Moorefield Environment Group	27 Moorefield Lawns, Clondalkin, Dublin 22	01 4576762
SVDP St. Joseph’s Conference Dublin	Berkeley Road Church, Berkeley Road, Dublin 7
Energy Action Ltd	Unit 14, Newmarket, Dublin 8	014545464
IWA Lucan	Broadmeadows, Newcastle Road, Lucan, Co. Dublin	01 6302415
Malahide Active Retirement Assoc.	Avondale, Seamount Road, Malahide, Co. Dublin	01 8460007