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Kildysart Community Focus ree been working to provide Elderly Care and Childcare facilities for the
area.
The hardworking team is await- ing the decision of the council on its planning application to extend the community centre for Elderly Day Care facilities later this month.
The new childcare facility is planned as a stand-alone facility be- side the community centre.
The funding will now help with this massive undertaking by the local community to provide much needed community services to the growing town and the neighbouring commu- nities of Labasheeda, Cranny, Lissy- casey, Ballynacally and Coolmeen.
Plans are in place for a half crest
childcare building include a créche for toddlers, a playschool, and an af- ter schools service.
Mr Kelly said that once the facility is up and running parents will be able to leave their child in the centre after maternity leave, with the knowledge that the child can return there every day until they go to school.
To date the group has received €50,000 from the Dormant accounts for the elderly care facility and com- puters from the Department of the Taoiseach.
Furniture has also been bought ready for the new Elderly Care Cen- tre, if and when it gets the green light
from the local planning authority.
“Hopefully things will have started before the end of the year,’ said Mr Ths
Meanwhile Lissycasey has also got the green light from the Minister for Children as he allocated just over €900,000 for childcare facilities there. Welcoming the announcement Senator Brendan Daly (FF) said that childcare facilities were very impor- tant to the area.
“It 1s important to have proper fa- cilities for children in those early formative years. I would be keen to see these projects develop as soon as possible.”