RAPID projects to get €11m from Dormant Accounts Fund

The Government has announced €11m in funding from dormant bank accounts for disadvantaged areas throughout the country.

The Government has announced €11m in funding from dormant bank accounts for disadvantaged areas throughout the country.

The money is being allocated as part of the RAPID scheme set up to tackle disadvantage in the 45 poorest parts of the country.

It comes from the Dormant Accounts Fund, which sees money from idle bank accounts distributed to various projects around the country.

The beneficiaries of the latest €11m allocation include youth services, sports clubs, educational institutions and groups representing the unemployed and the elderly.

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