Rural development

11 Jul

Reforms will support Clare Community Employment Schemes

Major reforms to Community Employment, Tús and the Rural Social Scheme will extend eligibility criteria for participants and provide additional flexibility to local supervisors when it comes to recruitment. That’s according to Clare Fine Gael TD Joe Carey who said that community employment schemes support a range of vital local services in Clare such as […]

30 Jun

Local groups urged to apply for community centre funding 

CLARE Fine Gael TD Joe Carey is encouraging local community groups to apply for a new round of funding for the upgrade and refurbishment of community centres.  “The fund will provide grants of between €10,000 and €300,000 for capital works such as improvements to communal facilities including kitchen and toilet facilities, energy retrofitting, new windows, […]

8 Jun

New funding to expand Clare remote working network

Clare Fine Gael TD Joe Carey has welcomed funding of over €144,000 from the Department of Rural and Community Development for the provision of five remote working hubs in the county.  The funding will provide new modular workspaces and privacy pods along with closed circuit television monitoring, lighting for external hub area, solar panels, internal […]

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