Minister for Education and Kerry TD Norma Foley welcomes today’s announcement of €1,434,355 in funding for Kerry Airport under the Regional Airports Programme 2021-2025. This tranche of Government funding provides targeted support for vital safety and security operations at the airports such as air traffic control, fire services and security, ensuring airports can continue to…
Minister for Education and Kerry TD Norma Foley has welcomed the announcement of a new €35 million fund established to support National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGB’s) and their affiliated clubs in dealing with their rising energy costs during the winter period. Funding guidelines have been disseminated to all NGB’s funded by Sport Ireland. The…
Minister for Education and Kerry TD Norma Foley has welcomed the announcement that 33 Kerry pubs, nightclubs, cafes, and theatre venues have secured funding under Government’s Night-Time Economy Support Scheme. In total €4 million in funding is being made available to assist off peak entertainment in our towns and cities. The new scheme is creating…
Minister For Education and Kerry TD, Norma Foley, welcomes the announcement of additional student grant payments and fee reductions for Third Level students. December 16th has been confirmed as the payment date on which all third level maintenance recipients will receive an additional payment of up to €679. All free fees eligible students who paid…
Minister for Education and Kerry TD Norma Foley, welcomes the announcement of €129,292.75 in funding for four key community projects under the CLÁR programme. Under this round of CLÁR funding, sports clubs, schools and community groups will receive grants of up to €50,000 to develop a range of projects that will benefit people of all…
Minister for Education and Kerry TD Norma Foley has welcomed the announcement of €3,266,915 in funding for Munster Technological University (MTU) to support green initiatives and increase accessibility for students. The funding can be used to support universal access; energy efficiency and decarbonisation; to help students access laptops and other essential equipment; upgrading buildings and…
Minister for Education and Kerry TD Norma Foley has welcomed the announcement that €791,460 in funding will be made available for the upgrade of rural laneways and non-public roads in Kerry under the Local Improvement Scheme. This funding announcement will effectively double the amount invested by Government, building on the €704,030 paid out in April,…
Minister for Education and Kerry TD Norma Foley welcomes the awarding of €435,000 in funding for the Tralee based, Munster Technological University (MTU) Kerry to facilitate its expansion of electrical apprentice training. This builds on the €20 million apprenticeship capital fund investment in 2021 across both the further and higher education sectors. Currently, electrical apprenticeships…
Minister for Education and Kerry TD Norma Foley welcomes the announcement of €223,022.87 in CLÁR funding for four community first responder groups in Kerry. The funding will be used to purchase vehicles designed to transport people who have mobility issues or people being treated for cancer. Community groups that perform roles such as transporting blood…
Minister for Education and Kerry TD Norma Foley welcomes the announcement of a new €50 million scheme targeting the waste water collection and treatment needs of villages and settlements without access to public waste water services. This announcement follows the completion of a review by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage of villages…
