Over €65k for Meals on Wheels vans

Over €65,000 is to be provided to support purchase of two Meal On Wheels vans in Cavan and Monaghan.

Deputy Niamh Smyth has welcomed an allocation of over €65,000 to support the purchase of two Meals on Wheels can for Cavan County Local Development and Truagh Development Association under Measure 2 of the CLÁR Programme.

She said the new vehicle will help to make an enormous difference by providing essential transport for those with mobility issues and cancer care patients.

He said: "I am delighted that Cavan County Local Development and Truagh Development Association is in line for funding under this measure.

"The funding will go towards the purchase of two new Meals on Wheels vans for the groups. This will be such a help, it will help to meet the essential transport needs of people with mobility issues and cancer care patients.

"It is so important that we continue to support the most vulnerable in our communities, and by allocating funding to where it is needed, such as essential transport in this case, we can continue to make a difference for those people most in need."