I note the proposals that have come from the Senator's county council in this regard and I am considering a more targeted approach to the scheme. I certainly have no intention of reducing the resources available because of their importance in terms of the quality of life they can deliver to those who avail of the grant. Some authorities have managed the scheme well while some have not and instead blame me for cutting back. However, when one examines the figures, my predecessor and I have increased the funds on top of the initial allocations to make sure we could meet all demands. I am afraid some authorities have allowed the scheme to go out of control. Without assessment of their own resources or the context of the scheme and how it worked, they have kept approving applications. They have done so knowing there are no matching funds to meet the one third requirement and that they have no leverage to come back to the Department.