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Kerry Public Participation Network is the best way your group or community can become involved in shaping the future of Co Kerry. Membership of the PPN provides opportunities for better representation, networking, information sharing and input into policy development Read more
Registration is easy. Simply click here and complete the Registration Form. There is no charge. Registered groups receive regular updates, information on funding opportunities and also benefit from the group insurance scheme.
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Re: Public Defibrillator List for Co. Kerry
The Kerry PPN are delighted with all the feedback we have received regarding the mapping of Defibrillator’s in County Kerry.
Just to outline the history and process of this innovative project for all the PPN members.
The Kerry PPN was contacted by the HSE | Community Engagement Officer | National Ambulance Service South with regards to undertaking this project and the PPN wholeheartedly agreed to undertake such a valuable worthwhile project.
The Kerry PPN designed the AED Locator form which the HSE | Community Engagement Officer | National Ambulance Service South signed off on and we quickly got to work capturing the information onto google maps.
We are delighted to say at all stages the , HSE | Community Engagement Officer | National Ambulance Service South was kept up to date on the progress and they were delighted with the way in which the information was captured on the map and how easily assessable it was to navigate .
Subsequently all information was shared to the HSE | Community Engagement Officer and it was acknowledged that the Kerry PPN had captured a substantial number of AED’s within County Kerry , which is fantastic news and so important to capture as much information as possible.
Huge thanks to the community groups who have completed the AED locator form, the mapping has well and truly started. To view the map as it stands today, please visit www.kerryppn.ie
https://www.kerryppn.ie/kerry-defibrillators/
All information on the map is submitted by community groups, it is important to remember that this is a live map and details of Defibrillators in the community may change and submissions and amendments from the public are welcome.
This map will be kept live and will be available to all the community group , it will be a tremendous addition of community information along with the PPN Community map highlighting the various supports and services that were and still are available to the community and this map provided a life line for many families accessing information as to what was available in their area or in an area where a family member lived, such as HSE services, delivery services, meals on wheels ,community centres, An Garda Siochana etc.
Important: This map is for information purposes only. The first point of contact in an emergency should be to call the emergency services on 999 or 112
Help us with the Map
This map was created with the help of individuals and community groups providing us with the locations of defibrillators in County Kerry. We need your help to keep this map as accurate as possible.
Please ensure you have an Eircode for the building at which the AED is located. See Eircode Finder at https://finder.eircode.ie/#/
Defibrillator Checklist
1. Check the Defibrillator once per week for damage and general routine maintenance.
2. Check the dates on the AED Pads: pads that are out of date could cause the AED not to detect the rhythm from the patient’s heart and in certain situations not deliver a shock when required.
3. Check the battery on the AED, again if the battery is low or dead the AED may not deliver a shock when required.
4. Ensure all personnel trained to use the AED have their courses completed and updated.
5. If you are unaware of when your AED was last serviced, contact an Engineer/Supplier and they will organise this for you.
We are initially aiming this at the First Responder groups, Community Alert groups and Cardiac Response Units , but we are also aware of the many defibrillators out in the community and would be grateful for as much support, assistance and information as possible to identify the locations of these defibrillators.
The Kerry PPN hope you will agree that this initiative will be of great assistance to the general public.
If you have any questions or we can be of help in any way, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Kind Regards,
Caroline Toal
On behalf of the Kerry PPN Secretariat
066 – 7183672
087 – 6891105
www.kerryppn.ie
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The Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration, Roderic O’Gorman T.D., today announced that applications can now be made for funding from the LGBTI+ Community Services fund.
€700,000 is being made available to applicant groups, operating at national, regional and local level, to support community services and promote visibility and inclusion of LGBTI+ people.
The 2021 LGBTI+ Community Services Funding Call is an important element in supporting the implementation of the National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy, which was published on 28 November 2019, and complements the National LGBTI+ Youth Strategy published in June 2018.
Announcing the funding, Minister O’Gorman said “My Department aims to build a safer, fairer, more inclusive Ireland. The National LGBTI+ inclusion strategy is a major step forward for the LGBTI+ community – young and old, urban and rural. The continuation of this funding programme is a clear sign of my Department’s commitment to further improve access to services for LGBTI+ people, irrespective of their age or where they live.”
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Please find attached the Kerry PPN Climate Action Conversation that took place in County Kerry recently.
Also, discussion and feedback from the Kerry Sustainable Energy Co-Op.
A survey of coastal communities , which highlights the fear coastal communities have when they consider the impact the coming summer will have on their fragile dune systems.
A discussion document that has arisen from meetings of the Alliance of Irish Coastal Communities in Crisis.
Click on each link below :
210420 Change Agenda required by Irish Coastal Communities with Dunes, SACs, SPAs –
Survey Findings210406 Change Agenda Required by Coastal Communities with Dunes,
Climate Action Plan conversations feedback March 2021 27th April 2021
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A new Community Response Advisory Group has been established in Kerry to coordinate the community response to COVID-19 and to ensure that vulnerable members of the community can avail of a trusted and coordinated support service during the current public health emergency.
View the our support group map click on link below
COVID-19 Community Support Group Map
As part of the national response to Covid-19, Kerry Public Participation Network (PPN) and Kerry County Council are working closely to support stakeholders and community groups.
KERRY COUNTY COUNCIL VACANCIES
CLIMATE CHANGE CO ORDINATOR
COMHORDAITHEOIR ATHRÚ AERÁIDE
Salary: €66,992 - €84,446
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS OFFICER
OIFIGEACH FEASACHT TIMPEALLACHTA
Salary: €50,534 - €70,944
Offers of appointment to persons who are not serving local authority employees will be based on the minimum of this scale.
Where the person being appointed is a serving local authority employee, normal starting pay rules will apply.
The rate of remuneration may be adjusted from time to time in line with Government pay policy.
Application Forms and Candidate Information Booklets may be obtained on the Kerry County Council web-site www.kerrycoco.ie
Please refer to the relevant Candidate Information Booklet for details in relation to the application process for the competition.
The latest date for receipt of completed application forms is 5.00 p.m. on Thursday, 12 August 2021.
kerrycoco.ie | Kerry County Council
www.kerrycoco.ie
I would like to make you aware for a great project called ‘Cards from the Waterside’ which is being delivered by LAWPRO and supported and funded by Creative Ireland and Kerry County Council Arts Office.
Project outline: ‘Cards from the Waterside’ is a collaborative project between artists and communities in Kerry with a focus on discussions around the importance of good water quality. Three amazing artists will work with six communities through the county: Mieke Vanmechelen: Cloghane (River Owenmore) and Tralee (River Lee and estuary); Roisín McGuigan: Waterville (River Inny/Lough Currane) and Kilcummin (River Deenagh); and Olive Stack: Listowel (River Feale) and Castleisland (River Fahaduff and Upper Maine). In the coming weeks the artists will host a number of workshops within these communities where they will co-create greeting cards that depict an image that encompasses what the community values about their local water body and why it is important to the locality.
Mieke Cloghane (Owenmore) and Tralee (Lee): info@miekevanmechelen.com:
Roisin Waterville (Inny/L. Currane) and Kilcummin (Deenagh): roisin.mcguigan@gmail.com:
Olive Listowel (Feale) and Castleisland (Fahaduff and Upper Maine): info@olivestack.com:
If you are from any of the above communities and are interested in getting in involved in the project then you can make contact with the artists at their above email
Thanks, Breda
Breda Moriarty | Community Water Officer
085 882 0848
Local Authority Waters Programme
Clár Uiscí na nÚdarás Áitiúil
Environmental Services, Kerry County Council, Maine Street, Tralee, Co. Kerry.
Seirbhísí Comhsaoil, Comhairle Contae Chiarraí, Sráid na Mainge, Trá Lí, Co. Chiarraí.
Have your say about how Social Enterprises are financed in Ireland today and win €250 euro by doing so. Open until 28th July.
The launch of a collaborative project that sees the best social minds in Ireland get the support of European funding and thinking is now launched and very much live.
Our team are working with DCU, Irish Social Enterprise Network and Rethink Ireland in helping to establish what type of financial models are missing for the sector, what models are working and what might a future finance model look like.
It’s a 2-year project but first off we need your insights and inputs to help shape the final outcome.
Be part of something whose core focus is to help elevate Ireland’s social enterprise community and their social impact and footprint.
Closing date is 28th July 2021. Even if you find you are on a staycation open the link below and ping your thoughts across.
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If you’d like more information on the Financing Social Enterprise in Ireland project – click here.
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