Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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413. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total money available for thatching grants in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013; the number of grants issued on a county basis in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13002/13]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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Under my Department's grant scheme for the renewal or repair of a thatched roof, a grant of up to €3,810 or two thirds of the approved cost, whichever is the lesser, may be payable in respect of necessary works to renew or repair the thatched roofs of houses. A higher grant of up to €5,714 may be payable where the house is situated on certain specified islands off the West and South coasts. In the case of medical card holders a grant of up to €6,350, or up to 80% of the approved cost, may be payable in respect of houses situated on the mainland, rising to €8,252 where the house is situated on a specified off-shore island.

The scheme is demand led and a provisional amount of €680,000 has been set aside to meet anticipated expenditure this year. Details of grant expenditure for the year s 2010 to date together with a breakdown of the numbers of grants paid, by county, for the same period are set out in the following tables :

Table 1 . Thatching Grants - Annual Expenditure

Table 2 . Thatching Grants paid per county