Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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1703. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the allocation to the senior alert scheme each year since it was established. [38448/17]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The objective of the Seniors Alert Scheme is to encourage support for vulnerable older people in our communities through the provision of personal monitored alarms to enable them to continue 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 equipment, i.e. a personal alarm and/or pendant, which is provided to the elderly person participating, while the associated monitoring and service charges are the responsibility of the individual participant.

The Scheme commenced in 2010, replacing Scheme of Community Support for Older People. The funding provided each year from 2010 to 2016 and allocated in 2017 is outlined in the table.