Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding allocated to the seniors alert scheme in the years 2010, 2011,2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3207/13]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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My Department manages the Seniors Alert Scheme which encourages and assists the community’s support for older people by means of a community-based grant scheme to improve the security of people over 65 years of age. The Scheme is administered by local community and voluntary groups with the support of the Department. The funding allocated to the Scheme from 2010 to 2013 is shown in the table below.