Community groups in the Midlands are reducing activities and cancelling events due to rising insurance costs.
Community groups in the Midlands are reducing activities and cancelling events due to rising insurance costs.
One women’s group that run arts, crafts and health and well-being talks that contacted the Offaly Public Participation Network says even their insurance costs are rising substantially year on year.
Resource worker with Offaly PPN Bridie Costello Hynes says something has to change:
It comes as a survey of community groups around the country has found nearly half are at risk of closure.
Almost 9 in 10 community groups around the country believe the government isn’t doing enough to tackle rising insurance costs.
A new survey of the groups has found that almost half say they’re at risk of closing if the issue isn’t addressed.
There are 15,000 community groups around the country, which include organisations like Tidy Towns and Meals on Wheels.
Director of the Alliance for Insurance Reform Peter Boland says swift action by Government is needed:
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