Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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154. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the delay in producing the new housing adaptation grant applications. [9889/14]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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Last month, some changes to the terms and conditions of the schemes were notified to local authorities. These changes were made on foot of the recommendations of a review group, established in 2013 by my Department, to examine the terms and conditions governing the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability . Membership of the group included the County and City Managers’ Association (CCMA), the Housing Practitioner Network, Local Authority personnel and my Department. Consultations were held with organisations working with older people and people with a disability. The aim of the review was to target the grants at those in greatest need, spreading the benefits as widely as possible and to ensure fairness and value for money in the operation of the schemes. A template for the revised application form was circulated to local authorities recently. It is a matter for each authority to insert details of address, contact persons and logo etc. and to make copies of the forms available to potential applicants.