John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 806: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of essential repair grants supplied to people in Waterford city and county for every year since 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27853/06]

John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 807: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of disabled persons grants supplied to people in Waterford city and county for every year since 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27854/06]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 806 and 807 together.

Details of the number of disabled persons grants and essential repairs grants paid by Waterford County Council and Waterford City Council from 2000 to 2005 are set out in the following table. The equivalent figures for 2006 will not be available until early 2007.

At 31 December 2005 Waterford County Council had 49 disabled persons grants and 37 essential repairs grants applications on hands. Waterford City Council had 37 disabled persons grants and 1 essential repairs grants application on hands.

Capital allocations of €954,000 and €410,000 were made to Waterford County Council and Waterford City Council respectively for funding of disabled persons and essential repairs grants schemes in 2006.

Following an application for additional funding from Waterford County Council, that authority's capital allocation was increased by €446,000 to give a total capital allocation of €1.4m for 2006.