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Rural Schemes

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 October 2023

Tuesday, 17 October 2023

Ceisteanna (654)

Holly Cairns

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654. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of new approved participants in the senior alert scheme for 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [45237/23]

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My Department is responsible for the Seniors Alert Scheme which encourages community support for vulnerable older people in our communities through the provision of personal monitored alarms to enable them to live securely in their homes with confidence, independence and peace of mind. Funding is available under the Scheme towards the purchase, by a registered community-based organisation, of a personal alarm or pendant.

The following table provides the approved participants in the scheme for the years in question.

Year

Approved Participants

2021

14,255

2022

15,577

2023 to end of September

12,753

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