Pat Buckley (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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1155. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason an adaption grant has not been approved for a person (details supplied) by Cork County Council in 2018; the rationale for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45226/18]

Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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Under the Disabled Persons Grants Scheme (DPG's), my Department provides funding to local authorities for adaptations and extensions to the existing social housing stock to meet the needs of local authority tenants. The scheme applies to adaptations that are necessary to address the needs of older people or people with a disability who may require stair-lifts; grab-rails; showers; wet-rooms and ramps etc. It also provides funding for extensions such as the installation of a downstairs bedroom or bathroom or in cases of overcrowding.

It is a matter for all local authorities to prioritise the works carried out according to local need. However, Cork County Council has indicated that they have received an application in respect of the person referred to, which is currently subject to assessment.