‘Most Deprived’ fund of €3m will take up job of supplying food to needy in Ireland

An EU scheme distributing food to the needy through the Department of Agriculture has been discontinued, but will be replaced by the EU’s Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived, which will be administered by the Department of Social Protection.

The Most Deprived Scheme was managed by the Department of Agriculture, and participation had steadily increased since 2007, says Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney.

“Over the period 2007 to 2014, some €5m worth of product has been distributed in 1.8m individual parcels to those most-in-need.