Written answers

Tuesday, 22 September 2015

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Local Authority Funding

Photo of Robert TroyRobert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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1456. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if further funding will be made available to Westmeath County Council for housing adaptation grants, both for persons with a disability and for the elderly. [31509/15]

Photo of Alan KellyAlan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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The total funding allocation of €50.5m nationally for the Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability that I announced in May 2015 represents an increase of some 10% over the 2014 funding. In the case of Westmeath County Council, its total funding amount of €775,140 for 2015 is an increase of 10% on its 2014 allocation. To date, 30% of the Council’s 2015 allocation has been drawn down from my Department. With regard to opportunities for additional funding, my Department carefully manages the available budget for these supports and in 2014, additional funds were made available to local authorities with high levels of grant activity. The same scrutiny will be applied to the budget for 2015 and, in the event of savings arising, these grants will be a priority for supplementary funding.

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