Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 743: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he expects the review of the disabled persons grant scheme to be concluded. [27426/06]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 769: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will extend the disabled persons housing grant to cover 100 per cent of the actual cost of building work; if he will put in place standard qualification criteria to apply throughout the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27637/06]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 743 and 769 together.

The level of grant available and the issue of qualifying criteria have been considered in the context of the overall review of the disabled persons grant scheme which was recently finalised. Proposals for the future operation of the scheme are being prepared in my Department and I hope to be in a position to announce these shortly.