Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when local authorities will be notified about the 2013 housing adaption grants; if the scheme will remain unchanged; the allocation by local authority in 2011 and 2012; if the grants were not fully taken up by local authorities, the ones that were not and to what extent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6655/13]

Brendan Ryan (Dublin North, Labour)
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To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when 2013 funding will be released to local authorities in respect of the housing adaption grant scheme. [6800/13]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 447 and 452 together.

Work is currently underway on preparing the capital allocations under the housing programme for 2013, including the suite of Grants for Older People and People with a Disability. As part of this process, my Department requested local authorities to submit details of their funding requirements under the grant schemes. The information received is being assessed at present. I intend to announce details of the capital allocations to individual authorities as soon as possible. I also intend to review the terms and conditions of the various grant measures with a view to targeting those households in greatest need and extending the benefits of the schemes to as many people as possible. The Exchequer allocations for 2011 and 2012 and the percentage drawn down by each Local Authority are set out in the following table: