James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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585. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has reviewed the housing mobility grant payment limit in view of the rising costs of construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26516/18]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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The terms and conditions governing the Mobility Aids Grant Scheme, including the payment limits, were reviewed in 2013/14 and I have no plans at this point for a further review. My main focus in respect of these grants is to spread their benefits by further increasing the funding available.  This is what has been done for 2018, with an increase of some 11% over the 2017 allocation, bringing the overall available funding to €66.25m nationally.

The Mobility Aids Grant Scheme provides grants of up to €6,000 to cover a basic suite of works to address the mobility problems of a member of a household. In the event that the required works exceed that payment limit, assistance may be provided under the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability scheme, which provides grants of up to €30,000 to assist people with a disability to have necessary adaptations, repairs or improvement works carried out.