Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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221. To ask the Minister for Health the best source of public funding that a community group could apply for in order to purchase a defibrillator for a local community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22398/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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AEDs (Automated External Defibrillators) are available in many locations and communities under the management of various organisations.

Funding through The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media is available via the Sports Capital and Equipment Programmefor voluntary and community organisations, national governing bodies (NGBs) of sport, local authorities and Education & Training Boards, and schools in relation to procuring Defibrillators.

The Irish Heart Foundation (IHF) promotes and advocates for the development of Community First Responder Schemes and can provide Heartsaver AED Training.