€1 75 million set aside for housing adaptation in Donegal - Highland Radio - Latest Donegal News and Sport highlandradio.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from highlandradio.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
OSSIPEE â Carroll County s chief financial officer, who came aboard in September, is no longer working for the county, county commissioners announced in a bombshell that appeared to stun members of the legislative delegation Monday.Â
Fergus Cullen of Dover started work Sept. 21. He came to Carroll County after having served as chief financial officer of St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Dover for four years. He also served as a Dover City Councilor since October and was the New Hampshire Republican Party Chairman from 2007-09.
The delegation met Monday to work on the 2021 county budget, which totals about $35 million. The delegation, consisting of 15 state representatives, approves budgets that the commissioners manage with help from department heads. The county government includes a prosecutorâs office, a jail, a nursing home and the registry of deeds.
Over â¬1.7m in funding is being allocated to Donegal for Housing Adaptation grants for older people and those with a disability.
Itâs part of a â¬75m national fund.
Grants of up to â¬30,000 are available to assist people with a disability in carrying out necessary works to make a house more suitable for their needs, up to â¬8,000 to assist older people to have necessary repairs or improvements carried out and up to â¬6,000 for mobility aids.
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 Donegal County Council.
Derry politicians meet Taoiseach Micheál Martin to discuss need for investment in the north west derrynow.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from derrynow.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.