Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Independent)
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525. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide detail of the allocations to local authorities for private housing grants for 2013; the grant schemes to be covered by these allocations; and if he will provide a breakdown of the 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 allocations by grant scheme and by local authority. [1647/14]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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Details of the allocations to local authorities in respect the suite of Grants for Older People and People with a Disability over the period 2011 to 2013 are set out in the table below. There are three distinct measures under this scheme, Housing Adaptation Grants for People with a Disability, Housing Aid for Older People and Mobility Aids Grants. It is a matter for the Local Authority as to how they apportion their overall all allocation between the three measures. The schemes are funded by 80% recoupments available from my Department together with a 20% contribution from the resources of the local authority.

I intend to increase the level of funding available for the grant schemes in 2014. Details of the capital allocations to local authorities will issue very shortly