Johnny Mythen (Wexford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I was recently contacted by a woman whose husband was diagnosed with dementia and Parkinson's disease. He is just 57. His condition is deteriorating and he needs a wet room and an extra bedroom to enable him to live and be cared for in his own home. They were quoted €80,000 for these works. As the Minister of State knows, the maximum grant is only €30,000. With today's prices, that would not get one a decent shed.

The housing adaptation grant for older people and people with disabilities was last reviewed in 2014. Will the Minister of State see to it that the long-overdue review is published, and will she consider raising the adaptation grants to match the current building prices? They are way below par and have become a financial barrier to people like John, preventing him from living in his own home where he is happiest and will be loved and looked after by his family and friends.

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