James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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1741. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review regulations affecting local authorities’ housing grants for persons with a disability to take into consideration the greater independence and the changing position of persons with a disability reflecting the social model of disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55126/17]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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I have no plans to review the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability at this time. The terms and conditions governing the schemes were examined in 2013 by a review group that included representatives of grant beneficiaries and the local authorities. They considered how the benefits of the grants could be spread as widely as possible to achieve fairness and value for money in the grants process.

I am satisfied that the grants continue to support persons with a disability to undertake adaptations to their homes to make them more suitable for their needs, thereby allowing them to live with greater independence.