Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail)
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2073. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what grants or financial supports available to persons who own their own house in circumstances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38949/17]

Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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My Department provides capital funding to local authorities for Improvement Works In Lieu (IWILs) to enable them to repair, improve or extend privately owned houses that are occupied by approved housing applicants, as an alternative to the provision of local authority housing.

IWILs are administered under the Disabled Person’s Grants (DPG) scheme and it is a matter for each local authority to prioritise their need under the scheme, including cases such as the one referred to by the Deputy in the details supplied.

My Department requests submissions for proposals under the scheme every year from local authorities and funding is provided to the authorities based on the scale of need identified. It should be noted that the administration of the scheme, including its promotion, the assessment of applications and the allocation of funds for the works, is a matter for each local authority based on their assessment of need and value for money considerations.