Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 October 2014
260. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form a county breakdown of funding provided and the number of persons engaged per annum in 2010 to 2013, inclusive, and to date in 2014, in the senior alert scheme. [38818/14]
View answerMy Department manages the Seniors Alert Scheme which encourages community support for vulnerable older people in our communities by providing grant assistance towards the purchase and installation of personal monitored alarms to enable older persons, of limited means, to continue to live securely in their homes with confidence, independence and peace of mind. The scheme is administered by local community and voluntary groups with the support of my Department.
The tabular information requested in regard to a county breakdown of funding provided in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014 is available on my Department’s website at http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/Community/SeniorsAlert/FileDownLoad,26536,en.xls.
The information requested regarding the number of persons engaged per annum in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014, in the senior alert scheme is not available in my Department but the number of Groups involved and the number of beneficiaries are outlined in the tabular statement below and are also available on my Department’s website.
|
Year |
Allocation |
Groups |
Beneficiaries |
|
2010 |
€3.10m |
585 |
7,817 |
|
2011 |
€2.35m |
422 |
7,910 |
|
2012 |
€2.35m |
498 |
9,142 |
|
2013 |
€2.35m |
511 |
10,597 |
|
2014 |
€2.35m |
463 (to 30 September 2014) |
4,731 (to 30 September 2014) |
