Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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484. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding available to local authorities to retrofit social housing to enable access for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16980/21]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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My Department provides funding to local authorities under the Disabled Persons Grants scheme to carry out works on social housing stock to address the needs of older people or people with a disability. The programme is 90% funded by the Department and a 10% contribution from the Local Authority. Typical works include adaptations such as stairlifts, level deck showers, ramps and grab rails, widening door opening widths and improving circulation spaces but also extensions to provide for ground floor bathrooms and bedrooms. The detailed administration of the scheme is the responsibility of the local authorities.

Details of the funding provided by my Department is available at the following link: