Two West Clare community groups have received funding totalling almost €9,500 under the Scheme of Community Support for Older People.

Minister at the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Pat Carey has announced that the Caring for Carers West Clare Group has been allocated €5,031 while Kilrush Family Resource Centre will receive €4,441.

The Scheme encourages and assists the community’s support for older people by means of community-based grants to improve the safety and security of its older members.

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Welcoming the funding allocation, Clare T.D. and Minister For Defence, Tony Killeen said: "This funding will be put towards the cost of installing monitored personal alarm systems, monitored smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, external security lighting and other ancillary items of physical security equipment."

"The ethos of the Scheme is centred on continued involvement with older people within our communities and I wish to congratulate the many organisations across Clare who continue to promote and foster community activity at local level," he added.

(NS/GK)