Proceeds of crime fund to support community projects, opened for applications by Minister McEntee.
Money seized from proceeds of crime to be used to support investment in communities.
Community Safety Innovation Fund will have initial allocation of €2million.
Call for applications for innovative ways to improve community safety.
The Minister for Justice, Mrs Helen McEntee TD, has today opened applications for a new fund, which will see the proceeds of crime re-invested in local projects to improve community safety.
Reflecting the success of An Garda Síochána and the Criminal Assets Bureau in seizing proceeds from criminal activity, the new fund will use money seized from the proceeds of crime to support investment in community safety projects.
The Community Safety Innovation Fund, which is expected to grow in the coming years, will have an initial outlay of €2m for this year.
It is anticipated that the kind of projects which may be supported will include activities intended to:
tackle crime or reduce the fear of crime; improve community safety and feelings of safety.
support the creation of safe and resilient communities;
reduce reoffending.
divert vulnerable individuals away from engagement in criminal behaviour.
The Minister has stated: “An Garda Síochána and the Criminal Assets Bureau have achieved significant success in seizing the ill-gotten gains of criminal gangs who seek to inflict misery on so many communities. This new fund will ensure that the success of An Garda Síochána and CAB is reflected in new investments in our communities, and on projects which will build strong and safe communities. Community Safety is about people being safe and, just as importantly, feeling safe within their communities. This, of course, goes beyond policing alone. This fund will ensure that the best proposals get the funding they need, and it will encourage the development of innovative ways in which to improve community safety from those people who understand local needs best. For example, the new fund could help communities improve public spaces, or fund local sporting or arts facilities.”
The Fund is open to bodies involved in community safety and will support them in addressing local needs and opportunities for innovation not provided for in other funds managed by Departments and agencies. The call for applications for the Fund runs from April 6th until June 8th 2022 and grants will range from €20,000 to €150,000.
The development of innovative ideas will also allow best practice on community safety and youth justice to be shared with other partnerships and communities nationally as new proposals are developed.
This launch fulfils a commitment in Justice Plan 2022, to seek applications for community safety projects and similar initiatives from bodies involved in community safety.
There will be a change to payment schedules for thousands of social welfare recipients this Eastertide 2022.
Please do keep in mind that opening hours for Post Offices and Intreo Offices may also differ from the norm, over this Easter upcoming bank holiday period.
The Department of Social Protection has announced how recipients of various social welfare payment may be affected by the upcoming 2022 Easter holiday period, here in the Irish Republic.
Back to Work Allowance & Back to Work Family Dividend: (Payment due: Monday 18th April). Payment available: Thursday 14th April.
Last month, the Irish government announced a range of measures to help with the rising cost of living. One of these measures agreed was a once-off payment of €100, later doubled to €200; same to be deducted from all electricity bills, over the next billing period.
Around 2.25 million account holders will now benefit from this scheme, the decision having been officially signed into legislation by Irish President Mr Michael D Higgins.
Following this, a once-off payment of €200, now due, will be automatically deducted from all electricity bills, including Pay-As-You-Go customers, within the Irish Republic.
Households do not need to apply for the payment and account holders will see the money automatically taken off their bill. From next month consumers will see €200, (exclusive of VAT €176.22), as a credit line item on their twice monthly bill charges.
With regards to Pay-As-You-Go customers, this €200 electricity credit will be applied over the course of three separate top-ups, in the form of €90, €90 and €20; since meters have a €300 credit limit. Customers will be advised only to pay €10 on each occasion to receive their credit, and to allow one day between each payment.
Anyone with multiple electricity accounts will get the payment for each house.
You can view your supplier’s website to obtain further information if required.
The cost of an Irish postage stamp has increased, with the standard national letter stamp now costing €1.25; an increase of .15 cents.
The An Post standard international stamp will also increase from the current €2 to €2.20.
These An Post increases, the company claims, are essential to cover current rising costs, thus ensuring their service continuity remains on a par with the very best in Europe.
An Post will mitigate the impact on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) by increasing discounts available to them, while freezing the price of ten-stamp booklet for consumers (currently costing €11) and offering regular price promotions.
Irish postal costs remain well below the current average European tariffs for postage delivery services and like other retail products, this increases reflect transport, fuel and energy inflation
Existing stamp denominations, with ‘N’(National) and ‘W’(Worldwide) will still remain valid.
Liberty Square(Ulster Bank)Carpark, Thurles Closes.
Tipperary County Council have announced that planned works to the Liberty Square (Ulster Bank) carpark in Thurles, will commence on tomorrow Monday 21st February 2022.
The carpark will remain closed from tomorrow, Monday February 21st until Saturday 26th February. According to Mr Thomas Duffy, (Executive District Engineer), once the work is completed, there will be approximately 54 parking spaces available in the car park, including spaces for ‘Age Friendly’ parking and ‘Autism Friendly’spaces.
Thurles Municipal District officials wishes to acknowledge the disruption these works will cause to businesses in the town. However, in order to minimise disruption, commencement of this work was chosen to coincide with what is a nearby school’s mid-term break.
This represents a substantial investment by tax payers, towards local infrastructure, thus allowing Tipperary Co. Council to glean even more money to waste.
Kickham Street, Thurles this afternoon Feb 20th 2022 @ 3.00pm
Note above, the car parked in 10 centimetres of stagnant water, with the surrounding images, further evidence of Thurles Municipal District Council’s inability to administrate the clearing of drains, identified and reported to the afore mentioned Mr Thomas Duffy, (Executive District Engineer) on July 26th 2021.
But then car parks generate more Council revenue, than pedestrians, businesses and private homes.
In a communication from Ms Sharan Scully District Administrator stating that, quote : – “Mr Tomas Duffy, District Engineer inspected the location on Kickham Street, outside your property on the 8th February. Mr Duffy reported that the water ponding is directly due to reinstatement works associated with water main works, carried out by Irish Water recently. The complaint was referred to Irish Water in order to rectify this matter. Mr Duffy then followed up the report directly with the Water Services in Tipperary County Council and impressed on them the urgency to have this work rectified”.
Regrettably, no one in Irish Water paid any attention to Mr Duffy and repairs have failed to materialise, with water flowing from Willowmere Drive, west into Kickham Street, using the road surface as a drain.
See picture section, featured above at centre bottom, shows Irish Water’s handiwork on Kickham Street, with one of their manholes loose and sinking into the road surface.
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