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Government giving Pieta House an extra €114,608 a month after Covid payments end

The cash will be on top of the €2.03 million Pieta House already receives from the State

THE GOVERNMENT HAS announced it is to give mental health charity Pieta House an additional €114,608 a month to help with its current funding crisis. 

In a statement this evening, Minister for Mental Health, Jim Daly, said the cash injections will be reviewed on a monthly basis. 

He added that the cash will be on top of the €2.03 million Pieta House already receives from the State. The additional money will be made available after current supports given to charities and businesses under Covid-19 regulations have stopped. 

A statement from the Department of Health reads: “The HSE has committed to provide cash flow support on a monthly basis, with the position to be reviewed after each quarter. The funding is being provided to fund an additional 300 hours of high-risk clients and the quarterly review will ensure that any client who commences a programme of support can have reasonable assurance of its completion.”

The statement added that the support Pieta House is to receive is “contingent on continuation of the process of engagement with the HSE to work towards creating a more sustainable funding model for the organisation”.

This arrangement will provide the necessary support to Pieta as it, and the HSE, continue to work together.

Minister Daly said: “This pandemic is an extremely stressful time for some people, with many feeling suicidal. I am pleased that the HSE has reached an agreement with Pieta House that will see the HSE provide cash flow support of €114,608 per month for an additional 300 counselling hours to these high-risk clients. I understand that this will commence when the Government schemes have ceased and will be reviewed after each quarter.”

Pieta provides free therapy to those engaging in self-harm or who have loved ones who died by suicide. The vast majority of the charity’s income is received through fundraisers and donations.

Due to what was described as a “significant” budget deficit, caused by the cancellation of the charity’s yearly Darkness into Light event, Pieta introduced cuts across the organisation, including letting workers for the organisation go and implementing a salary cut of up to 30% for all its staff.

On 9 May, RTÉ’s Late Late Show helped to raise over €2 million for Pieta House by asking its viewers to donate online or call the lo-call number.

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    Jul 4th 2022, 10:34 PM

    Would someone please take her shovel away???? The world has heard enough…..

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    Jul 5th 2022, 10:02 AM

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    Jul 4th 2022, 11:16 PM

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    Digging herself deeper.

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    Jul 4th 2022, 11:28 PM

    Just shows you how British justice is so corrupt when you had the judges son who worked for Murdock the owner of the sun newspaper who said J.D was guilty and a wife beater

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    @Paul Gorry: no Royal flushes.

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    He’s a great actor but it’s quite possible that he’s also a plank.

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    @Dearbhla O Reilly: I think he enjoyed how Amber made a liar of her self and not so much of the trial.

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    @Dearbhla O Reilly: i did too!

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    Heard enough.

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    Seriously? How much more acting can we take from her? All the videos she did to try and set him up! She married him for his money clearly… And all the time she was a lesbian and has a baby with her girlfriend! Get over yourself!

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    Jul 5th 2022, 12:09 PM

    @Felicity Hensen: Well she was with him for 5 minutes alright…. But I think he got wise after baby number 8 and had the snip… It would have been a very lucrative move on her part, like everything she does is money motivated.. I’d say she would have liked a little pirate with Johnny, but thankfully he had sense there.. Now she’s going to have to work in the fastfood industry as the narcissists acting skills aren’t up to scratch!!

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    Jul 4th 2022, 11:26 PM

    How come the comments are open, they were closed for every article

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    Jul 4th 2022, 11:34 PM

    @Thomas Byrne: Probably because this case was out in the open to the point where the judges had to concede they couldn’t expect the jury not to see what was being said about the case since it was absolutely everywhere to the point of sheer boredom.

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    Jul 5th 2022, 2:12 AM

    @Thomas Byrne: the case has been decided?

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    Jul 5th 2022, 7:51 AM

    @Thomas Byrne: its because the court case is over.

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    Jul 5th 2022, 8:24 AM

    Amber the narcissist got caught out eventually..the evidence was there.
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    Jul 5th 2022, 11:13 AM

    Her reputation is already in tatters, whoever is giving her pr and legal advice, should stop treating her like a cash cow. There is no winners from this case and the back and forth nature of the legals is very jarring for victims of domestic violence, that cannot fight their own corners from a place of such privilege. Looking at the costs and profile of the case, it has done shocking harm to victims seeking justice

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    Jul 5th 2022, 6:53 PM

    I wish this was a case of Amber Never-To-Be-Heard-From-Again…

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