Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to the community support for the elderly grant aid package, if consideration will be given towards encouraging persons to install carbon monoxide detectors; if such detectors could be included in the seniors alert scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13431/13]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The Seniors Alert Scheme provides grant assistance towards the purchase and installation of equipment to enable older persons, without sufficient means, to continue to live securely in their homes with confidence, independence and peace of mind. The Scheme provides for Monitored Personal Alarms for persons over 65 years of age living on their own or with other qualifying persons. In the current economic climate, my Department’s priority is to continue to provide for the maximum number of personal monitored alarms to as many older persons as possible in 2013. I have no plans at present to extend the measure to carbon monoxide monitors.