Written answers

Tuesday, 17 October 2023

Department of Rural and Community Development

Rural Schemes

Photo of Holly CairnsHolly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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654. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of new approved participants in the senior alert scheme for 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [45237/23]

Photo of Joe O'BrienJoe O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Green Party)
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My Department is responsible for the Seniors Alert Scheme which encourages community support for vulnerable older people in our communities through the provision of personal monitored alarms to enable them 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 a personal alarm or pendant.

The following table provides the approved participants in the scheme for the years in question.

Year Approved Participants
2021 14,255
2022 15,577
2023 to end of September 12,753

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