Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 467: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position in relation to grants in respect of improvements for the elderly in view of the fact that funding has not been available from Wicklow County Council for some time; if funding will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18362/09]

Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 468: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position in relation to disabled persons housing grants in view of the fact that funding has not been available from Wicklow County Council for some time; if funding will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18363/09]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 473: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make funding available in 2009 to local authorities for grant schemes (details supplied). [17477/09]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 491: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when funding for the disability extension scheme will be made available to Cork City Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17766/09]

Deirdre Clune (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 495: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when, following the publication of the Revised Estimates for the Public Service, funding will be available to Cork City and County Councils to support the housing adaptation grant for older people and people with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18015/09]

Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 467, 468, 473, 491 and 495 together.

Earlier today, I announced allocations totalling €79.562 million to local authorities under the revised suite of grants to adapt housing for the needs of older people and people with a disability. The allocations are in respect of the new Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, the Mobility Aids Grant Scheme and the old Disabled Persons and Essential Repairs grant schemes. Details of the allocations, incorporating the Exchequer contribution and the co-funding provided by local authorities, are set out in the following table: