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• Extension to the Community Services Programme (CSP) Support Fund (April 2021)

  Extension to the Community Services Programme (CSP) Support Fund (April 2021)

  Mr Joe O Brien TD, Minister of State with responsibility for Community Development and Charities has announced additional funding of €3.2m for the Community Services Programme (CSP) 2021 Support Fund, in line with the extension of other Government wage support schemes up to end of June 2021. This brings the…

  April 16, 2021
• Minister Humphreys provides €5 million in funding to support Employment, Education and Training for People with Disabilities

  Minister Humphreys provides €5 million in funding to support Employment, Education and Training for People with Disabilities

  Grants of up to €200,000 for Community & Voluntary Groups to progress their Initiatives to improve employment outcomes for people with disabilities. The Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys, TD, has today (Friday 16 April 2021) announced that she is making up to €5 million available this year under the…

  April 16, 2021
• Information and Resources for the Community and Voluntary Sector on Operating Safely During COVID-19

  Information and Resources for the Community and Voluntary Sector on Operating Safely During COVID-19

  On 30th December 2020, it was announced by Government that the entire country would remain in level 5 restrictions until midnight on 31st January 2021 and on 6th January 2021, new Level 5 restrictions were announced.  On 30 March 2021 further changes, to take place from April, were announced by…

  March 31, 2021
• Local Development Companies proven to play a key role in migrant integration – report finds

  Local Development Companies proven to play a key role in migrant integration – report finds

  Joe O’Brien TD, Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development today (Tuesday, 23rd March) launched a report: ‘The Role of SICAP in Supporting New Communities’. The report explored the role that the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) plays in addressing the barriers to social…

  March 23, 2021
• Ministers Humphreys, McGrath and O’Brien announce €10 million in COVID Stability funding for community and voluntary groups

  Ministers Humphreys, McGrath and O’Brien announce €10 million in COVID Stability funding for community and voluntary groups

  A €10 million fund is to be established to assist community and voluntary organisations, charities and social enterprises, which have suffered as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The funding was jointly announced by Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform,…

  February 26, 2021
• Applications now closed for Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare Capital Programme 2021

  Applications now closed for Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare Capital Programme 2021

  Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare Capital Programme 2021  The 2021 Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare Capital Programme application process is now closed.   A total of €8.3 million in funding was available under this grant to support early learning and care services  and school-age…

  February 26, 2021
• Minister Humphreys announces Dormant Accounts Funding for Carers & People with Disabilities

  Minister Humphreys announces Dormant Accounts Funding for Carers & People with Disabilities

  Social Protection Minister, Heather Humphreys TD, has announced the provision of funding for 17 projects to support and improve employment (including self-employment) opportunities for carers and people with disabilities. The 17 projects will receive funding in excess of €2.3 million. The funding is part of the Dormant Accounts Action Plan…

  December 22, 2020
• Ministers Humphreys and O’Brien launch Pobal’s 2019 Annual Report

  Ministers Humphreys and O’Brien launch Pobal’s 2019 Annual Report

  Over €744 million distributed by Pobal to local and national community organisations in 2019. Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD and Minister of State for Community Development and Charities, Joe O’Brien TD, jointly launched the Pobal 2019 Annual Report (Thursday, 10th December 2020) alongside Professor…

  December 11, 2020
• Minister O’Brien announces additional €10 million funding allocated to COVID-19 Stability Fund

  Minister O’Brien announces additional €10 million funding allocated to COVID-19 Stability Fund

  Joe O’Brien, T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for Community Development and Charities, recently announced the distribution of the additional €10 million funding allocated to the COVID-19 Stability Fund for Community and Voluntary Organisations, Charities and Social Enterprises. An additional €10 million was provided for the COVID-19 Stability Fund, during…

  December 11, 2020
• Minister Humphreys announces five appointments to the board of Pobal

  Minister Humphreys announces five appointments to the board of Pobal

  Minister Humphreys announces five appointments to the board of Pobal Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has today announced the appointment of five directors to the board of Pobal. Pobal work on behalf of the State to support social inclusion and local and community development – delivering…

  December 8, 2020

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