Written answers

Wednesday, 22 April 2009

Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government

Housing Grants

10:00 pm

Photo of Terence FlanaganTerence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 592: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on correspondence (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15685/09]

Photo of John GormleyJohn Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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My Department's involvement with the new Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability relates primarily to the recoupment of a proportion of local authority expenditure on the payment of individual grants. These schemes, introduced in November 2007, are funded by 80% recoupment available from my Department together with a 20% contribution from the resources of the local authority. In the case of the old Disabled Persons' and Essential Repairs Grant Schemes, these are funded by 67% recoupment available from my Department together with a 33% contribution from the resources of the local authority. The detailed administration of the schemes, including the assessment and approval of individual applications, is the responsibility of the relevant local authority.

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