Council To Provide €10,000 A Year To Kerry-Cork Health Link Bus

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Trish Kelly, Breda Dyland, Cllr Donal O’Grady, Karen Lynch (KCC), Dan Horan, Tom Reidy, Mary Foley, Jay Galvin, Mayor Michael O’Shea, Moira Murrell (KCC Chief Executive) at the announcement of Council funding for the Kerry Cork Health Link Bus.

KERRY  County Council has recently agreed to provide funding of €10,000 annually to the Kerry-Cork Health Link Bus which provides transport for patients from Kerry attending Cork University Hospital.

Cllr Donal Grady, who proposed the donation, said he was delighted to have put forward the suggestion of this financial support for such a vital service for those travelling from Kerry for cancer treatment in Cork.

The funding of €10,000 was provided through a contribution from each of the four Municipal Districts in the county – from the Community Support Fund – as well as from the Council’s funds centrally.

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The Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Michael O’Shea added that there are so many families who have a loved one who has availed of the bus link and that the free service meant so much to those who are being treated for cancer.

“This is such a vital service and is so reliant on fundraising and contributions such as this. Those who use the service speak of the moral support and social benefits from travelling together not just on the bus journey but on their cancer journey. We are delighted as a Council to lend our support to such a hugely valuable facility,” said Cllr O’Shea.

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