Two Dublin councils will launch their coronavirus helplines on Monday.
Both Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown and Fingal County Councils will offer help to at-risk members of their communities, including the elderly and those with underlying health conditions.
Community response forums will be introduced and chaired by the Councils, to fall in line with the wider measures put forward by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government and Local Authorities.
The likes of the Gardai, the HSE, An Post, Tusla, ALONE, the GAA, and other welfare and volunteer services will all be pitching in to assist our most vulnerable during the COVID-19 crisis.
The Fingal helpline will be available at (01) 890 5000, while the DLR helpline can be contacted at (01) 271 3199.
Both helplines are available from 9am-5pm seven days a week.
The Mayor of Fingal, Cllr Eoghan O’Brien, noted the need to co-ordinate the local approach to helping out during the coronavirus lockdown.
O'Brien said: “There are a number of agencies currently doing excellent work in delivering care to older and vulnerable people in our communities.
"These groups are currently operating independently of each other and Fingal County Council’s role is to provide a targeted, integrated and coordinated approach to the delivery of these much-needed services to our more vulnerable citizens across the county during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Philomena Poole, CEO of DLR County Council, echoed the same sentiments, saying that the Council was in the prefect position to help out the at-risk people in their comminutites.
“There are a number of agencies currently doing excellent work in delivering care to older and vulnerable people in our communities.
"These groups are currently operating independently of each other and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Councils role is to provide a targeted, integrated and coordinated approach to the delivery of these much needed services to our more vulnerable citizens across the county during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is ideally placed both statutorily and regionally to channel this great work and provide the governance structure in partnership with all stakeholders."
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