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Croom Family Resource Centre to receive 2026 CLÁR programme funding for Meals on Wheels van
Croom Family Resource Centre to receive 2026 CLÁR programme funding for Meals on Wheels van. Picture: Krzysztof Luszczki/ilovelimerick
Croom Family Resource Centre is one of 44 projects to receive 2026 CLÁR programme grant, with the group receiving funding towards its Meals on Wheels programme
Croom Family Resource Centre has been announced as one of 44 national projects to receive funding through the 2026 CLÁR programme.
The County Limerick centre is set to receive €34,213 aimed at supporting the group’s Meals on Wheels programme by purchasing a second delivery van.
Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Dara Calleary TD, announced €2.5 million as part of the CLÁR programme to deliver 44 vehicles under measure 2.
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The funding for vehicles under measure 2 of the scheme aims to empower community and voluntary organisations to continue delivering much-needed services for people with reduced mobility in accessing day care and vital therapeutic treatments, and for people attending clinics to access cancer treatment. The announcement today will also provide funding towards vehicles for community first responders, search and rescue organisations and groups that provide meals on wheels in our communities.
Croom Family Resource Centre CLG offers its Meals on Wheels delivery service on a Tuesday and Thursday of each week to those within the Croom/Ballingarry areas and surrounds.
Making the funding announcement, Minister Calleary said, “Today, I’m delighted to be allocating over €2.5 million for these vital services. These are community and voluntary groups who support us in times of need, be that through search and rescue, meals on wheels or in accessing lifesaving treatments.
“The CLÁR programme is an essential funding source for many communities across Ireland and this is the first allocation since I expanded the designated areas. There are 110 new Electoral Divisions with a population of nearly 150,000 people that are now designated as CLÁR areas.
“For the first time in the history of the CLÁR programme, there is over 1 million people living in parts of Ireland that are eligible to apply for this important funding. This expansion was a Programme for Government commitment that I was very happy to deliver on.”
Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Jerry Buttimer TD, said, “The CLÁR programme, now benefitting over one million people, continues to support community groups and in particular under measure 2, with vehicles to assist those in our communities who are in most need, be it through mobility transport, meals on wheels or our important search and rescue teams. This funding will deliver for rural Ireland.”
Minister Calleary concluded, “The 44 vehicles I have approved today will have a transformative effect on many lives around the county. Through the CLÁR porgramme, these organisations are empowered to continue delivering service and supports for those in our community including those with mobility needs.”
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