Joe O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

While that was a one-off funding round, men's sheds are a testament to the vibrancy of the community and voluntary sector in continually identifying new areas of need. The men's shed movement has been one of the stand-out exceptional examples over the past few years. However, other Departments and agencies are funding men's sheds, which is a good thing and ensures their future growth. The Irish Men's Sheds Association, for example, also receive funding from other sources. In 2019, it received funding of €243,000 for core costs from the HSE under the healthy sheds programme and €43,000 from Sláintecare under the Sheds for Life programme. Sheds for Life is a community-based health promotion programme aimed at supporting the physical, mental and social well-being of men's sheds members. The programme has been designed by the Irish Men's Sheds Association, the HSE and men's health experts and developed in association with sheds' members and leading experts in the field of men's sheds.

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