Dara Calleary
Question:614. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the position regarding grant funding for a mens' shed in Mayo which was announced in November 2022 (details supplied). [43777/23]
View answerTuesday, 10 October 2023
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In November 2022, I was delighted to announce funding of €800,000 to support Men’s Sheds throughout the country with running costs, such as electricity and insurance bills. The individual grants were distributed to the Men’s Sheds via its representative body, the Irish Men’s Sheds Association (IMSA).
Officials in my Department have informed me the IMSA are currently in direct contact with the Men’s Shed the Deputy refers to relating to details of their funding application.
Separately, Men's Sheds were eligible to apply for funding under the Community Support Fund (CSF) that was announced last November under the Community Enhancement Programme (CEP). The €10 million CSF was set up to help small community groups with their energy/running costs but also to provide funding for small capital works projects. The CSF is now closed and details of successful Men’s Sheds is available at www.gov.ie/DRCD. Since 2018, over €2.2 million in funding was allocated to Men’s Sheds under the CEP.
Groups are encouraged to engage with their Local Community Development Committees (LCDCs), Local Development Companies and Public Participation Networks (PPN) to ensure they are aware of funding opportunities as they become available.