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€565,849 to improve homes of older people and people with a disability in Leitrim
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Minister for State at the Department of Health and local Fine Gael T.D. Frank Feighan has today announced a €1.9 Million fund for Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability in Sligo and Leitrim.
Leitrim is to receive €565,849 while Sligo is to receive €1,425,548.
In Leitrim this includes exchequer funding of €452,679 (80%) Local Authority of (20%) €113,170.
The fund, which supports home adaptations for older people, those with a disability and people with mobility issues, is 80% exchequer funding through the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, with 20% funding from the relevant local authority.
A Government Minister and Sligo-Leitrim TD is hopeful that immunosuppressed people who are more at risk from Covid-19 are to be moved up vaccine waiting lists from tomorrow. Minister of State with the Department of Health, Deputy Frank Feighan says that the updated vaccine priority list to be released by Government tomorrow could see thousands […]
Minister of State and local TD, Frank Feighan TD has warmly welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O&rsqu.
Deputy Frank Feighan calls on Media Minister to support local newspapers
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“Our local newspaper faces huge challenges and require government supports”, that is according to Sligo Leitrim TD and Minister of State, Frank Feighan TD.
Minister Feighan has written to his colleague and Minister with responsibility for Media, Catherine Marin TD seeking public service funding supports for the local and regional newspapers.
“Over many years local newspapers were the main source for local news and sport results, newsagents sold hundreds on papers, then came along local radio in the late 1980’s which became a source of competition however the coming of the internet and social media has had a dramatic effect on the demand for the local paper, leading to dramatic sales drop and advertising revenue.