2,000 face masks given to elderly Laois people in cocoon
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Judy Barrett, Chairperson of the Laois Age Friendly Older Peoples Forum with one of the 2,000 masks they distributed to Laois elderly. );
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Some 2,000 elderly people in Laois received free reusable face coverings this year, thanks to Laois Age Friendly Alliance.
The masks were given out in January and February through libraries and groups like Meals on Wheels all around the county.
David Murphy manages the Age Friendly programme for Laois County Council. Late last year the Laois Age Friendly and the Laois Healthy Ireland Programmes came together to jointly fund the purchasing of 2,000 face coverings. It was believed that the gift of masks would be especially welcomed by cocooners and older people in general as they are now a mandatory requirement for all essential services including public transport since August last year. This is a new requirement that looks like it will be with us for a w
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Stopgap €650,000 for Laois community and business projects welcomed by Laois Partnership
Leader Programme delay covered by transition fund
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A Laois agency that funds community initiatives and local enterprises is to get nearly €650,000 to cause ba delay in funding the LEADER Programme which is not now expected to recommence until 2023 due what the Government says are delays at EU level.
The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, today (Wednesday, December 16th) announced details of the Transitional LEADER Programme which will come into effect in April 2021.
A statement said that in line with a commitment in the Programme for Government, the Transitional LEADER Programme will bridge a gap between the wind-up of the current 2014-2020 LEADER Programme and the start of the next EU programme, which is not likely to commence until 2023 due to delays at EU level.