Ulick Burke (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 452: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the €500,000 funding allocated to Health Service Executive west for housing aid for the elderly; if this amount was intended for County Galway; the amount that was allocated to each county within Health Service Executive west; the number of applications approved in each county; the cost for each county; the number awaiting payment; the cost for each county mentioned in the above breakdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46803/08]

Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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The allocations to the Health Service Executive (HSE) under the Special Housing Aid for the Elderly Scheme (SHAE) are determined by a Task Force, which operates under the aegis of my Department. The scheme is operated at a local level by the HSE. While the scheme has been closed to new applications since 1 August 2008, having been replaced by the Housing Aid for Older People Scheme, the HSE is continuing to process applications on hands at that stage.

Funding is provided to the HSE on a regional basis and it is a matter for the HSE to apportion funding within regions. The total allocation to the HSE West in respect of the SHAE scheme in 2008 is €5.5 million.