Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 191: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding a grant (details supplied). [1832/11]

Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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Under the revised suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, grants are available to assist older people and people with a disability to have necessary adaptations, repairs or improvement works carried out in order to make their accommodation more suitable for their needs and to facilitate the continued independent occupancy of their homes.

Under the Housing Adaptation Grant Scheme for People with a Disability, grants of up to €30,000, which may cover up to 95% of the cost, are available to assist in the carrying out of works which are reasonably necessary for the purposes of rendering a house more suitable for the accommodation needs of a person with a disability who is a member of the household. Eligible works include the provision of access ramps, stair lifts, accessible showers, wheelchair access and extensions.

Grants of up to €6,000 are available under the Mobility Aids Grant Scheme towards the cost of a basic suite of works to address mobility problems of a member of a household. Qualifying works include the provision of stair lifts, level access showers, access ramps, grab rails and some minor adaptation works to the fabric of the house to meet a particular need.

The detailed administration of these schemes, including the assessment and approval of applications and the payment of grants to individual applicants, is the responsibility of the relevant local authority, in this instance Dublin City Council.