Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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284. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide details of the maximum amount of grant aid funding that can be awarded by local authorities under the schedule of works for grant aid; if any consideration has been given to increasing the level of funding to reflect the increased cost for materials and labour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7379/23]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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My Department administers a number of schemes that provide grant funding to local authorities to assist in the carrying out of improvement/adaptation works for eligible households. The detailed administration of these grants, including the assessment, approval and prioritisation of grants to applicants under the various schemes, is the responsibility of the relevant local authority.

One such scheme, the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability involves a suite of grants for private homes. The suite of grants include the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability (max grant €30,000), the Mobility Aids Grant (max grant €6,000) and the Housing Aid for Older People (max grant €8,000). A means test applies to each grant scheme; further details on these schemes is available at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/service/6636c-housing-adaptation-grants-for-older-people-and-people-with-a-disability/

Housing for All commits to reviewing this suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability. A report on the review has been prepared by my Department. Among the areas which the review considered are the income thresholds, the grant limits, the application and decision making processes, including supplementary documentation required. I will be giving careful consideration to the review report and expect to make a decision on the recommendations in the report as soon as possible.

Should information be required in relation to another specific grant scheme operated by my Department, details will be provided on receipt of the relevant request.