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McMahon welcomes €10,000 fund
30.04.09
A FUND of nearly
€10,000 has been granted to Moville and District
Family Resource Centre to help tackle homelessness
and drug abuse in the peninsula.
Local Green Party candidate Sheenagh McMahon
welcomed the grant of €9,785 allocated from the
Government's €3m Dormant Accounts Fund.
"Drug abuse is a serious problem that has
far-reaching effects for families, workers and for
the health authorities in this area," said Ms
McMahon.
"I welcome the funding as a step towards the battle
of drug addiction and hope it will go some way
towards helping those affected. In particular I hope
this funding will support families affected by drug
abuse who can in return support and re-engage with
their loved ones who are addicted to drugs." Ms
McMahon added: "We all know someone who is addicted
to drugs or a family affected by drug addiction.
Serious addictions lead to further problems like
crime, anti-social behaviour and homelessness.
"We must tackle this problem to solve other problems
in our area. I also welcome the provision of
homelessness funding today, under the same funding
package."
**Speaking on a separate issue, Ms McMahon, who is
contesting the elections for a seat on both Buncrana
Town Council and Donegal County Council called on
the authorities to be vigilant about candidates who
illegally put up election posters early.
Posters may not be erected earlier than May 6 -
thirty days before the polling date of June 5.
"It is within the council's authority to issues
on-the-spot litter fines to any candidate in breach
of the time limits, either before or after the
election, and I would urge them to do so if they
find any posters up before May 6," she said. |
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