Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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289. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether public funding allocated through local authorities in the form of a housing adaptation grant should only be awarded once the local authority is satisfied with, and has signed off on, the standard of work carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39745/20]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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Local authorities are responsible for the detailed administration of the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, including the assessment, approval and payment of grants to applicants under the various measures.

I understand that local authorities confirm that approved works have been completed before a grant is paid to an applicant. The responsibility for monitoring the standard of work is a matter for the applicant and their appointed project supervisor and contractor.