Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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250. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he will make a decision on a submission for funding for an extension for local authority housing by Galway City Council; the number of submissions the council made in this respect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11724/16]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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251. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he will make a decision on submissions for funding for an extension for local authority housing by Galway County Council; the number of submissions the council made in this respect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11728/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 250 and 251 together.

Funding has been made available to all local authorities, including Galway City and County Councils, towards the programme for adaptations and extensions to the social housing stock to meet the needs of local authority tenants with a disability or to address serious overcrowding. The detailed administration of the programme, including the advancement of priority cases, is the responsibility of the relevant local authorities. Funding provided by my Department meets 90% of the cost of the works, with each local authority providing the remaining 10%. Both Galway City and County Councils have been assured of the availability of funding from my Department under this programme.