Michael D Higgins (Galway West, Labour)
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Question 1473: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in Galway city, the provisions of the housing adaption grant are not being met because the financial allocation received from his Department is insufficient; and if he will make funds available for this important and valuable scheme. [30573/08]

Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has received a request from Galway City Council for an increase in its initial allocation of €1,049,490 in respect of the Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability. In light of the particularly high level of activity under the revised schemes in 2008, my Department has recently made a supplementary allocation of €300,000 to Galway City Council towards the operation of these schemes this year.