Mobility and Cancer Care Transport Measure

Mobility and Cancer Care Transport Measure

The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Michael Ring T.D., has announced details of the Mobility and Cancer Care Transport Measure, which is part of his Department’s CLÁR Programme. This fund will benefit people accessing cancer treatment and those with significant mobility issues .

This new €1.5 million measure will support the purchase of vehicles by voluntary organisations in CLÁR areas that provide transport services to people for cancer treatment and for persons with significant mobility issues in order to enable them to access support. Minister Ring has allocated €1.5m for this measure for 2018.

CLÁR provides funding for small scale capital projects in specified rural areas that have experienced significant levels of depopulation.

The fund aims to support voluntary organisations that provide:

§  transport to/from designated cancer treatment hospitals/centres under the National Cancer Care Programme or

§  transport for people with significant mobility issues to day care or other medical, therapeutic or respite services including, requiring specialised wheelchair accessible vehicles

The measure will support applications of up to €50,000 for a wheelchair accessible vehicle and €100,000 for a bus.

Qualifying voluntary organisations should apply by the 31st August deadline. The scheme will provide up to 85% of the total cost of a vehicle/fit out. Matching funding of at least 15% will be required. Full details of the new CLÁR Measure are available on the Department’s website here.The closing date for applications under this measure isFriday the 31^st of August.