Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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1413. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if additional funding will be allocated in 2018 to Cavan County Council for house improvement schemes such as the housing adaptation scheme in view of the importance of these schemes, particularly for elderly persons and persons in ill-health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36869/18]

Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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I announced funding of €66.25 million nationally in 2018 for the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability. This included €1,457,964 for Cavan County Council, comprising exchequer funding of €1,166,371 and €291,593 from the local authority. It represents an increase of €42,395 for the grants for Cavan County Council in 2018 over 2017.

However, if the Council require additional funding in 2018, they can submit details to my Department in order to be considered for increased funding. My Department works closely with the local Authorities to achieve a full drawdown of their allocations and there is careful scrutiny of spend, with any underspend redistributed to those local authorities with high levels of grant activity who seek additional funding.