Written answers

Tuesday, 25 October 2016

Department of Social Protection

Water Conservation Grant Expenditure

Photo of Michael McGrathMichael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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316. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount of money actually paid out in respect of the €100 water conservation grant for 2015 and separately for 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31660/16]

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The Department of Social Protection is administering the 2015 Water Conservation Grant on behalf of the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government.

A total of 886,716 applications were processed and paid as at 31st December 2015, the total value of such payments being €88,671,600.

A further 3,381 applications, valued at €338,100, have been processed and paid in 2016.

Therefore 890,097 applications have been processed and €89,009,700 paid in Water Conservation Grants to date.

A small number of residual applications continue to be processed for householders who have an entitlement to the 2015 Water Conservation Grant.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

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