Leitrim community and voluntary groups to receive funding to ease cost of living pressures

Community-based and voluntary health and social care providers are being allocated funding on a once-off basis as part of Government measures to ease cost-of-living pressures. 

The Department of Health has worked with the HSE to finalise a scope and basis for distributing the funding amongst relevant provider organisations. This is now agreed, and payments will shortly commence.

There are over 1,450 organisations nationally that will receive payments, ranging from local community groups to major national service providers.

This is a once-off payment in recognition of inflationary cost increases incurred over the course of 2022, and the impact of these on the cost of delivering the services under each organisation’s relevant agreement with the Department of Health. 

Among the local groups to receive funding are:

• North West Hospice €77,203
• Leitrim Association of People With Disabilities €33,402
• Leitrim Integrated Development Company €20,999
• Drumkeerin Care of the Elderly €7,030
• Rossinver Youth Project €3,151
• North Leitrim Men's Group €2,345
• Drumsna Development Association €2,290
• Breffni Community Development Company €2,109
• North West Regional Drugs Task Force €1,857
• Glenfarne Community Development Trust  €1,176
• Leitrim Calling €1,000
• North Connaught Youth & Community Services €1,000
• Mohill Family Support Centre €1,000
• Rossinver Community Development €1,000
• North Leitrim Women's Resource Group €1,000
• Leitrim County Council €1,000
• Childhood Days €1,000

All eligible organisations will shortly receive a letter from the HSE confirming the amount that they will receive and the terms of the fund.

Local TD and former Minister at the Department of Health, Frank Feighan has welcomed the allocation of almost €2m for local organisations across, Sligo, Leitrim and Roscommon.