Written answers

Wednesday, 15 January 2014

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Housing Grant Payments

Photo of Denis NaughtenDenis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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523. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of grants approved and drawn down respectively for each local authority in each of the past three years under the housing aid grant for older persons; the corresponding figure for such grants under €8,000 and over this figure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1610/14]

Photo of Jan O'SullivanJan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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Information on the numbers of grants paid by local authorities under the Housing Aid for Older People grant scheme over the past 3 years is set out in the following table:

LOCAL AUTHORITY201120122013
CARLOW COUNTY COUNCIL17111345
CAVAN COUNTY COUNCIL925463
CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL32671147
CORK COUNTY COUNCIL805956177
DONEGAL COUNTY COUNCIL27711690
DUN LAOGHAIRE/RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL462730
FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL95797
GALWAY COUNTY COUNCIL346378258
KERRY COUNTY COUNCIL479372112
KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL289114166
KILKENNY COUNTY COUNCIL246148104
LAOIS COUNTY COUNCIL8510425
LEITRIM COUNTY COUNCIL635911
LIMERICK COUNTY COUNCIL1699298
LONGFORD COUNTY COUNCIL16510575
LOUTH COUNTY COUNCIL79718
MAYO COUNTY COUNCIL430419393
MEATH COUNTY COUNCIL676715
MONAGHAN COUNTY COUNCIL8010476
NORTH TIPPERARY COUNTY COUNCIL975323
OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL793062
ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL1598434
SLIGO BOROUGH&COUNTY COUNCIL11015310
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL503423
SOUTH TIPPERARY COUNTY COUNCIL23610780
WICKLOW COUNTY COUNCIL693712
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL24618275
GALWAY CITY COUNCIL828172
WATERFORD CITY COUNCIL754224
WATERFORD COUNTY COUNCIL63654
WESTMEATH COUNTY COUNCIL1129353
WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL267220108
CORK CITY COUNCIL33086216
LIMERICK CITY COUNCIL226206109

The average amount of grant paid in 2011, 2012 and 2013 was € 4,162 , € 4,106 and €3,995 respectively .

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