Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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236. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the additional funding sought by a county council (details supplied) for housing repair grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42621/18]

Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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My Department has requested clarification from the Council concerned, regarding the amount of additional funding sought for the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability. Their request for additional funding will be considered upon receipt of the required information.

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.