19 community centres in Kerry will receive over €385,000 in funding from a new government grant.The Community Centres Investments Fund was launched in April by.
Paul O’Donoghue CE Supervisor/Manager pictured at work in the Lixnaw
Community Centre
In 2007, the Department of Social Protection put in place eligibility rules - one of which is the length of time participants can remain on a scheme and the repercussions of this rule is being felt in 2021 as hundreds of staff are being forced off schemes.
If CE participants are under 55 they complete three years in total on rolling one year contracts and which must include training. Many now have to leave as their three years are completed. Once three years have been completed in any time since 2007 they are no longer eligible.