Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 31: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of the extra €100 million allocated to improve or extend the private homes of older persons and persons with a disability that has been drawn down to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44382/10]

Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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The Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability are funded by 80% recoupment available from my Department together with a 20% contribution from the resources of the local authority. Record exchequer allocations totalling almost €80m were notified to local authorities under the schemes on 5 March 2010, giving a combined allocation of almost €100m. It is a matter for each local authority to decide on the specific level of funding to be directed to each of the various grant measures from within the allocations notified to them by my Department and to manage the operation of the schemes in their areas from within their allocation.

Over the period 1 January 2010 to 19 November 2010, a total of €47.6m has been recouped by my Department to local authorities in respect of the exchequer contribution under the various grant measures.