Government Chief Whip and Minister for Mental Health, Mary Butler TD, has confirmed that €841,065 has been allocated to 10 community centres in Waterford under the Community Centre Investment Fund (CCIF).
The centres spread across Waterford will benefit from a range of energy and infrastructural upgrades.
The following are the community centres that will benefit:
- Waterford Ballyduff Muintir Na Tire Community St. Michael’s Hall; To fund the replacement of the €90,000 Services CLG roofing system over the stage, upgrade of kitchen equipment, and replacement of a lighting system for the stage
- Waterford Ballymacarbry Community Centre CLG Ballymacarbry Community Centre; To fund improvements to the safety, energy efficiency, accessibility and usability of the centre €89,681.
- Waterford Brill F.R.C. (Family Resource Centre) CLG Brill Family Resource Community Centre; To fund internal construction works and provision of new fixtures to establish a bakery and cookery school €66,342.
- Waterford Cappoquin Community Development Company CLG Cappoquin Community Centre; To fund the expansion of its Solar PV System and install heat pump heaters €93,000.
- Waterford Carbally Community Development Project. The Carbally Community Development Project aims to improve emergency efficiency and address fire safety concerns by €91,860.
- Waterford Clashmore and Kinsalebeg Community Council Clashmore And Kinsalebeg Old School House; To fund the upgrade of the flooring, electrics, toilets, and install heating, a lighting and sound system, €89,290.
- Waterford Lismore Heritage CLG Lismore Community Centre; To fund the upgrade of the emergency lighting, heating, toilet and kitchen facilities €99,600.
- Waterford Passage East and Crooke Development Association Passage East Community Centre; To fund installation of solar panels, upgrade of toilets and new doors and windows €90,606.
- Waterford Waterford Local Enterprise Development Company Cill Barra Community Sports Centre; To fund activity to improve the energy efficiency of the centre €90,000
- Waterford Micheál McCraith Tramore GAA Club Micheál McCraith Tramore GAA Community Hall; To fund the construction of meeting rooms and upgrade of the access doors €40,686.
Waterford Minister of State for Mental Health, Mary Butler stated: “I am delighted to welcome this announcement by my government colleague, Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Dara Calleary, of €26.1 million for community groups nationally under the 2024 Community Centre Investment Fund.
“This fund will deliver enhancement and refurbishment works on 369 community centres nationwide, 10 of which are in Waterford. The successful community centre projects announced today will receive capital grants of up to €100,000 under category 2 of the fund.
“This builds on the recent approval in November of over €7.8 million for small scale refurbishment works of up to €25,000 on over 400 centres around the country under category 1.
Minister Butler continued: “Community Centres are the lifeblood of our communities. They play host to some of our most important occasions. Projects being funded today vary greatly depending on the needs identified by the various communities; some will see the fabric of their facilities improved through roof and insulation enhancements; others will see kitchen and toilet upgrades; while others will ensure their buildings are more accessible and energy efficient.”
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