The announcement today of €330,290 funding for organisations in Mayo, under the Clár Programme - Mobility, Cancer Care and Community First Responders Transport, has been welcomed by Mayo Fine Gael deputy Michael Ring.

 The funding, he says, will be used to purchase vehicles designed to transport people who have mobility issues or people being treated for cancer and vehicles for community based first responders and voluntary search and rescue organisations.

 The funding for organisations in Mayo is as follows:-

 

Organisation	Project Description	Funding requested
Grainne Uaile Sub Aqua Club Ltd Search and Recovery Unit	Purchase of a vehicle	€25,600.00
Western Care Association	Purchase of a vehicle	€46,391.00
Western Care Association	Purchase of a minibus	€69,200.00
River Moy Search and Rescue Ballina	Purchase of a van	€96,185.60
Enable Ireland Mayo Services	Purchase of a minibus	€46,935.81
Irish Community Air Ambulance	Purchase of a vehicle	€45,978.00

 

Deputy Micheal Ring has been speaking to Midwest Radio's Alannah Nolan about the funding...