Erin McGreehan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State and accept everything in his response. As I have said, Louth County Council, like many other county councils across the country, has received increased funding for housing adaptation grants. I will, however, continue to advocate for the families in County Louth who are not able to apply for funding and for the 400 families who have applied but have no hope of getting an adaptation grant this year. I urge the Minister of State to support all of us and bring back to the Department the importance of this issue. I know it is a lot of money but we are talking about the lives of families and they are worth this money. They deserve every cent they can get to allow them to live at home. On a cost-benefit analysis, it makes sense to keep people in their own homes and not to put them into nursing homes. We know the stress that nursing homes and families are under. I will be taking the matter up with my party colleague, the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, and will keep advocating for the families in County Louth because they deserve that funding.