Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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Question 808: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if funding will be made available for personal alarms under the recent review of the scheme of community support for older people; the community groups in County Cork who have received funding under this new scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38561/09]

John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has been conducting a comprehensive review of the arrangements underpinning the operation of the Scheme of Community Support for Older People. In line with previous commitments, the review has been completed and a draft report is being prepared and will be circulated in due course.

The revised scheme will not be launched until early 2010 therefore no funding has been issued to any group under the new scheme.

Pending consideration of the review and the putting in place of revised arrangements for 2010, I agreed to lift the suspension of the old scheme. Applications are currently being processed and hereunder is information concerning community groups successful in County Cork to date. I expect to announce further successful applications in the coming weeks.