Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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92. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the way the new funds announced for disability housing will be used; and the criteria that will have to be met in order to access this funding. [33773/13]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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Under the Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS), funding of up to 100% of the approved cost is available for the provision of accommodation to meet the needs of persons with specific categories of housing need including older people, people with an intellectual, physical or mental health disability, the homeless, returning emigrants and victims of domestic violence. My Department’s involvement with the voluntary and co-operative housing schemes relates primarily to the provision of funds for individual projects. The detailed administration of the schemes, and the certification that projects comply with the terms and conditions of the funding schemes, are the responsibility of the relevant local authority.

Last month, my Department invited local authorities to submit a programme of house purchases, to be funded under the CAS, with particular focus on the provision of accommodation which will facilitate people with a disability to live independently within communities. Local authorities have been asked to submit a prioritised list of proposals to my Department by 16 July, 2013. Approvals will be based on the prioritisation afforded to individual proposals by local authorities and the level of housing need locally. I intend to announce details of the approved projects in August.