Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 577: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of applications received by each local authority under the housing aid for the elderly scheme, mobility aids housing grant scheme and the disabled person grant scheme; the amount of money allocated in respect of each scheme in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17437/08]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The most recent information received from local authorities regarding applications made under the Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability since the implementation of the Schemes in November 2007 is set out in the following table.

The Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability are funded by 80% recoupment available from my Department, together with 20% contribution from the resources of the local authority. Notification of the combined capital allocations for 2008 in respect of all of the Schemes will shortly issue to local authorities. It is then a matter for local authorities to decide on the specific level of funding to be directed towards each of the Schemes, from within the combined allocation notified to them by my Department, and to manage the operation of the Schemes in their area from within this allocation.