Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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1186. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the allocation in capital funding for each local authority for the provision of extensions to council dwellings for 2017, 2018 and 2019, in tabular form. [45265/18]

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.

Expenditure on extensions are therefore funded from the overall DPG Scheme allocations, which cover the range of supports outlined above. Specific allocations for extensions are not provided, as it is a matter for individual local authorities to prioritise the works to be carried out, including extensions, according to local need.

The table below sets out the details in respect of expenditure for extensions in 2017 and to date in 2018.