Written answers
Thursday, 26 February 2009
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Housing Grants
5:00 pm
Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 174: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the level of funding provided to each local authority for housing grants to individual households in 2009; the corresponding outturn figure for 2008; the additional funding sought from each local authority for 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8119/09]
Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 175: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if local authorities have been notified of their allocation from his Department for the mobility grant, housing adaption grants and housing aid for older persons grants for 2009; if not, when this will be done; and if so, the amount in each category allocated to each local authority in 2008 and in 2009. [8149/09]
Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 174 and 175 together.
Local authorities will be notified of their capital allocations for 2009 in respect of the Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability, following the publication, shortly, of the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2009. As in previous years, it will be a matter for each local authority 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 areas from within this allocation.
The schemes are funded by 80% recoupment available from my Department together with a 20% contribution from the resources of the local authority. The old Disabled Persons and Essential Repairs Grant Schemes are funded by 67% recoupment available from my Department together with a 33% contribution from the resources of the local authority. Total expenditure in respect of the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability and the Disabled Persons and Essential Repairs Grant Schemes, in 2008, amounted to €94.9 million. The total amounts recouped by my Department to each local authority in respect of each grant scheme in 2008 are outlined in the attached table.
The total estimated demand by local authorities for the operation of the Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability in 2009 is approximately €147m. However, this estimate includes applications that have been assessed as eligible as well as applications not yet assessed, and the projected intake of new applications during the year.
Local Authority | Total Recoupment by D/EHLG 2008 | Disabled Persons Grant 2008 Recoupment | Essential Repairs Grant 2008 Recoupment | Housing Grant Disability 2008 recoupment | Mobility Aids Grant 2008 Recoupment | Housing Aid Older People 2008 Recoupment |
€ | € | € | € | € | € | |
Carlow County Council | 1,534,923 | 709,232 | 457,124 | 39,183 | 24,778 | 304,606 |
Cavan County Council | 1,568,060 | 652,764 | 560,652 | 273,096 | 3,148 | 78,400 |
Clare County Council | 2,100,790 | 1,272,775 | 200,838 | 273,467 | 37,181 | 316,529 |
Cork County Council | 5,784,957 | 2,266,686 | 1,569,199 | 734,769 | 169,903 | 1,044,400 |
Donegal County Council | 3,112,498 | 1,328,573 | 1,103,520 | 144,482 | 58,967 | 476,956 |
Dun Laoghaire/R.down Co. Council | 1,692,890 | 939,414 | 49,001 | 535,130 | 24,166 | 145,179 |
Fingal County Council | 1,331,236 | 558,256 | 27,607 | 396,191 | 37,377 | 311,805 |
Galway County Council | 1,671,884 | 989,265 | 682,619 | — | — | — |
Kerry County Council | 2,320,709 | 1,483,790 | 668,385 | 19,049 | 37,508 | 111,977 |
Kildare County Council | 1,822,582 | 1,124,593 | 630,752 | 60,277 | 6,960 | — |
Kilkenny County Council | 596,350 | 366,036 | 22,511 | 48,000 | 2,384 | 157,419 |
Laois County Council | 1,829,228 | 961,983 | 468,514 | 249,058 | 35,112 | 114,561 |
Leitrim County Council | 1,310,551 | 622,566 | 422,683 | 75,989 | 17,992 | 171,321 |
Limerick County Council | 1,190,035 | 684,506 | 145,070 | 152,654 | 100,765 | 107,040 |
Longford County Council | 966,847 | 493,183 | 155,842 | 41,962 | 61,317 | 214,543 |
Louth County Council | 2,030,581 | 1,710,971 | 149,356 | 35,745 | 10,344 | 124,165 |
Mayo County Council | 2,011,125 | 778,493 | 658,825 | 62,843 | 180,996 | 329,968 |
Meath County Council | 3,283,476 | 2,321,715 | 961,761 | — | — | — |
Monaghan County Council | 1,470,218 | 782,757 | 233,272 | 314,097 | 21,269 | 118,823 |
North Tipperary County Council | 1,432,124 | 1,042,378 | 190,933 | 47,690 | 80,613 | 70,510 |
Offaly County Council | 993,344 | 964,743 | 28,601 | — | — | — |
Roscommon County Council | 1,579,457 | 846,869 | 666,669 | 5,474 | 11,959 | 48,486 |
Sligo County Council | 493,490 | 192,701 | 73,934 | 91,022 | 21,650 | 114,183 |
South Dublin County Council | 2,975,713 | 1,985,864 | 602,595 | 212,269 | 26,806 | 148,179 |
South Tipperary County Council | 1,358,885 | 705,142 | 100,098 | 373,018 | 155,686 | 24,941 |
Waterford County Council | 1,690,822 | 210,227 | 129,076 | 855,040 | 27,428 | 469,051 |
Westmeath County Council | 1,361,958 | 708,823 | 195,549 | 277,899 | 10,689 | 168,998 |
Wexford County Council | 1,656,321 | 687,782 | 333,199 | 374,487 | 100,008 | 160,845 |
Wicklow County Council | 1,416,332 | 935,036 | 164,523 | 164,021 | 68,437 | 84,315 |
Cork City Council | 1,546,070 | 906,648 | — | 394,410 | 24,361 | 220,651 |
Dublin City Council | 9,227,259 | 7,254,533 | 611,911 | 946,410 | 31,904 | 382,501 |
Galway City Council | 922,136 | 573,055 | 93,845 | 227,433 | 27,803 | — |
Limerick City Council | 791,513 | 442,075 | — | 263,809 | 21,069 | 64,560 |
Waterford City Council | 481,126 | 237,160 | 6,353 | — | — | 237,613 |
Sligo Borough Council | 300,894 | 138,772 | 14,262 | 47,240 | 4,232 | 96,388 |
Total | 65,856,384 | 37,879,366 | 12,379,079 | 7,736,214 | 1,442,812 | 6,418,913 |
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