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12/04/2019
Govt Allocates €70k To Island Administration Work
The Government has allocated €70,000 of funding for Comhar na nOileán Teo, as announced by Minister Séan Kyne, the Government Chief-Whip and Minister of State for the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands.
The organisation, which is situated on Inis Oírr, carries out administration work on behalf of the Irish Islands Federation (Comhdháil Oileáin na hÉireann), the umbrella organisation for islands off the coast of Ireland.
The Minister of State Kyne said he was happy that the Department was able to assist the Irish Islands Federation and that this funding will give them an opportunity to develop as an organisation.
"Today's announcement is good news for the islands in general and I hope to be able to add to this in future," he commented.
He is attending the annual general meeting of the Irish Islands Federation in Inis Meáin today, Friday 12 April.
The organisation, which is situated on Inis Oírr, carries out administration work on behalf of the Irish Islands Federation (Comhdháil Oileáin na hÉireann), the umbrella organisation for islands off the coast of Ireland.
The Minister of State Kyne said he was happy that the Department was able to assist the Irish Islands Federation and that this funding will give them an opportunity to develop as an organisation.
"Today's announcement is good news for the islands in general and I hope to be able to add to this in future," he commented.
He is attending the annual general meeting of the Irish Islands Federation in Inis Meáin today, Friday 12 April.
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