Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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172. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding that has been distributed to applicants under the senior alert scheme from January 2013 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20688/13]

Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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173. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he expects the full allocation of €2.45m for the senior alert scheme to be availed of in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20689/13]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 172 and 173 together.

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 is administered by local community and voluntary groups with the support of my Department.

The funding allocated to the Seniors Alert Scheme in 2013 is €2.35m. Expenditure to date on the Scheme is approximately €838,000. I expect to spend the full allocation of funding in 2013.