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Cllr Enda McGloin, FG, Ballinamore
Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development, Joe O’Brien TD, has today announced funding for 42 additional positions under the Community Services Programme (CSP).
A total of 32 organisations across Ireland are set to benefit from the investment which will see approximately €1 million in additional funding allocated to the programme.
Local Fine Gael councillor, Enda McGloin has welcomed the allocation of €35,000 to Fenagh Development Company under this programme.
“I wish to congratulate the directors of Fenagh Development Company for their excellent application under this round of competitive applications.
“This funding will assist in providing a co-funding contribution towards the cost of employing a manager for Fenagh Development Company which is good news for the volunteers involved currently and assists them in the delivery of their local services.
“I wish to acknowledge the government for funding this scheme and in particular Minister Joe O’Brien who department officials in the community section of the Department of Community and Rural Development deliver the scheme,” concluded Cllr Mc Gloin.
The CSP supports community-based organisations to provide local social, economic, and environmental services through a social enterprise model.
It aims to tackle disadvantage by providing a co-funding contribution towards the cost of employing a manager and full-time equivalent (FTE) positions.
Today’s announcement follows a call for additional funding requests to existing CSP services, which took place in September 2023.
The investment results in an extra seven Managers and 35 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) positions being supported.
Announcing the newly funded positions today, Minister Joe O’Brien said: “I am delighted to announce these additional posts for the Community Services Programme, and to extend the capacity of our CSP organisations to deliver vital services in our communities.”
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