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As politicians settle into the long summer recess a Government Minister has given them something to chew over after describing Dáil performances as “boring”.

Pat Carey T.D., Minister at the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs, has announced funding for 35 groups under the Scheme of Community Support for Older People totalling over €111,000 in funding.

Kilmaine Community Alert has just been awarded €3,185.70 of €123 million donated to 23 groups under the Scheme of Community Support for Older People. Announcing the news, Pat Carey TD, Minister at the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs, added that the scheme is now closed to applications and has been replaced by the new Seniors Alert Scheme.

An official report on the prejudices of Irish people towards Travellers written by Westport author and priest, Fr Michael McGreil was launched by a Government Minister this week.

Under the CLÁR Primary School Outdoor Play Facilities Enhancement Scheme €7,441.72 has been approved by Pat Carey TD, Minister for Community, Equality, and Gaeltacht Affairs for Scoil Íosa, Ballyhaunis.

IFA rural development chairman Tom Turley has said that an increase in grant aid for Leader projects must be improved to stimulate an increased uptake of funding, which to date is falling far short of what is available in the Rural Development Plan up to 2013.

The Council for the West— a voluntary, independent, non-political lobby group — is to continue to fight for the retention of the Western Development Commission following what it termed a “positive meeting” with Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs Pat Carey in Dublin this week.,

As the 2010 Leaving Certificate examinations got under way this week a number of changes to exam structures and reference material were being proposed.

Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs Pat Carey has approved a grant of €23,550 for Coiste Pobail na Tulaí to complete works at Tulach Community Centre, Baile na hAbhann, Co Galway.

Minister Pat Carey at the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht affairs has announced funding for a number of Mayo groups under the Scheme of Community Support for Older People.