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Brendan Griffin TD Minister for Tourism & Sport Kerry 31st July 2017　 €114,277 for Rural Recreation Projects will Boost Tourism in Kerry. Minister of State at the department of Tourism and Sport, Brendan Griffin TD has welcomed the allocation of €114,277 for rural recreation projects in Kerry. Kerry has been allocated €114,277 for rural recreation […]

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Brendan Griffin Kerry 24th June 2019 Kerry Civil Defence receives emergency vehicle boost – Griffin A new four wheel drive jeep that has the capacity to respond to national emergencies and extreme weather events will be added to the Kerry Civil Defence fleet, according to Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Brendan Griffin. Minister with responsibility for Defence, Paul Kehoe, confirmed that the 16 Ford Ranger Crewcab Pickup Vehicles will be joining the Civil Defence fleet in the coming weeks. And Minister Griffin can reveal that Kerry is among the units that will receive a jeep. The purchase of the vehicles is part of a €500,000 allocation from the Dormant Accounts fund of the Department of Community and Rural Development. The vehicles, priced at over €31,000 each, will improve the four wheel capability of the Civil Defence fleet and further improve its ability to support the Principal Response Agencies. During national adverse weather events such as Storm Ophelia in October 2017 and Storm Emma in March 2018, the Civil Defence fleet of four-wheel drive vehicles were fully deployed. The vehicles were utilised in carrying out a variety of tasks, assisting local authorities, the HSE and the National Ambulance Service and An Garda Síochána. In a number of incidents, Civil Defence volunteers were involved in assisting vulnerable people including elderly who found themselves snowed in. They were also involved in transporting patients and carers, evacuating people from their homes and delivering meals. The decision to award these vehicles to the Civil Defence Units came following a transparent allocation process, which looked at several criteria including the ratio of civil defence four wheel drive jeeps to the population of the county and the age profile of the four wheel jeeps currently within the Civil Defence unit in the county Commenting on the decision, Minister Griffin said: “These new vehicles will be an additional resource for those who give their time and work so hard in times of emergency such as severe weather events to keep people safe. Their provision is also an important acknowledgement of the work of volunteers and their ongoing commitment to Civil Defence”. ENDS For further information please contact Brendan on 087-6528841

June 24, 2019

Application process for new Summer Works Scheme for schools is open – Griffin

April 1, 2019

€142,409 funding for communities in Kerry – Griffin

March 28, 2019

€2,396,443 for Housing Adaptations Grants for Older People and People with a Disability in Kerry – Griffin

March 21, 2019

Almost 1,000 Pensioners receive increased payments in first wave of reviews – Griffin

February 28, 2019

A LIFT for transport in all communities – Griffin

February 14, 2019

€669,930 for local access roads in Kerry – Griffin

February 7, 2019

€17,391 granted to Men’s Sheds in Kerry – Griffin

January 18, 2019

Number of Kerry participants in the Seniors Alert Scheme increases by 831 in a year – Griffin

January 2, 2019

Kerry to receive up to €60,000 for heritage projects– Griffin　

December 1, 2018

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