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Wed 04 Apr 2009Cut in funding for older people condemned
The withdrawal of a support scheme for older people in the Budget has drawn condemnation today.
In a statement yesterday, John Curran, Minister of State at the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, announced the suspension of the Scheme of Community Support for Older People, which provides funding for the installation of personal monitored alarms and items of home security, such as door and window locks, to allow older people to live independently.
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