Ms Catherine Keenan:

We do not operate a financial contribution scheme. We did a new allocation scheme last year and for the first time it has been provided in that. However, we do not have a financial contribution scheme, but it is provided in the allocation scheme so that we can do that.

On the housing adaptation grants, we are conscious of what the Senator saying. Deputy Devlin is correct in terms of the amounts drawn down. Sometimes we get applications that do not proceed, perhaps because somebody could not get a person to do the work, so that might lap over into the following year or whatever. We definitely progress with the applications that come through to us. I am confident we will get most of that through, except sometimes there are some issues around that.