asked the Minister for the Environment when a house improvement grant in respect of storm damage will be paid to a person (details supplied) in Donegal.
Written Answers. - Grant Payments.
596.
This grant will be paid if and when an inspection confirms that the works qualify and were satisfactorily completed on or before 30 June 1981.
597.
asked the Minister for the Environment when a grant in respect of reducing dependence on oil will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal.
Payment will be made in this case if and when an inspection establishes that the work qualifies for a grant and was satisfactorily completed on or before 30 June 1981.
598.
asked the Minister for the Environment when a house improvement grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal.
A grant of £600 in respect of reconstruction works was approved in this case on 26 October 1979. As no application for the payment of this grant was received on or before 30 June 1981, payment is now precluded by the Housing Regulations, 1980, as amended. A grant of £350 for the provision of water and sewerage facilities was paid on 22 October 1980.
599.
asked the Minister for the Environment the reason a new house grant has not been paid to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal.
A grant cannot be paid in this case as the floor area of the house exceeds the maximum allowable for grant purposes.
600.
asked the Minister for the Environment when house improvement and water and sewerage grants will be paid to persons (details supplied) in County Donegal.
Payment of the grant for sewerage facilities will be made when the applicant furnishes written permission from the owner of the land on which the septic tank is located. The grant in respect of reconstruction works will be paid shortly.
601.
asked the Minister for the Environment when a new house grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
The file has been referred to the inspector for investigation and report with a view to payment of the grant, if in order.
602.
(Wexford) asked the Minister for the Environment when a £1,000 new house grant and mortgage subsidy will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford.
When my Department are notified that the house is completed and is occupied by the applicant, an inspection will be arranged with a view to payment of a grant, if in order. Payment of the first instalment of the subsidy does not arise until a house has been certified as completed and occupied by the applicant and at least six months have elapsed from the date of execution of the mortgage.
603.
(Wexford) asked the Minister for the Environment when a £1,000 new house grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford.
As the applicant was notified on 23 July last, a grant cannot be paid in this case as the floor area of the house exceeds the maximum allowable for grant purposes.
604.
(Wexford) asked the Minister for the Environment when a reconstruction grant which was approved in 1980 will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford.
This grant will be paid shortly.
605.
asked the Minister for the Environment the position regarding the payment of a house improvement grant to a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath.
There is no record in the Department of the receipt of an application for a house improvement grant from the person named.
606.
(Wexford) asked the Minister for the Environment when a house improvement grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford.
There is no record of the receipt in the Department of an application for a house improvement grant from the person named. An application was, however, received from a person with a different Christian name and the same address and this may be the application in question. In this case the grant will be paid on the receipt of evidence of planning permission which was requested on 15 February 1980.
607.
asked the Minister for the Environment if his Department will sanction the payment of a supplementary grant for water and sewerage to a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim.
The payment of a supplementary grant is a matter for the housing authority.
608.
asked the Minister for the Environment when the balance of a reconstruction grant which is due to a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim will be paid.
A grant of £600 in respect of reconstruction works was approved in this case on 24 August 1979. As no application for the payment of this grant was received on or before 30 June 1981 payment is now precluded by the Housing Regulations, 1980, as amended. A grant of £150 for the provision of sewerage facilities was paid on 20 December 1979.
609.
asked the Minister for the Environment the reason for the delay in paying a house improvement grant to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny.
A report from the Department's supervising inspector is awaited in this case. A decision regarding payment of the grant will be made on receipt of his report which is expected shortly.
610.
asked the Minister for the Environment the reason for the delay in inspecting the house of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny who has applied for the £1,000 grant as his Department have been notified by Deputy Aylward of the need for an inspection.
There has been no undue delay in dealing with this case. The file is with my Department's inspector for a remeasurement of the house, as built, as a previous inspection during the course of construction had revealed that the floor area could be in excess of the maximum allowable for grant purposes.
611.
asked the Minister for the Environment why a person (details supplied) in Galway city has not been paid a new house grant which is long overdue.
The applicant had indicated that he was applying to Roinn na Gaeltachta for a grant, as well as to my Department. However, as it has been established that he did not apply to Roinn na Gaeltachta for a grant his file is being referred to the inspector with a view to the payment of a grant from my Department, if in order.
612.
asked the Minister for the Environment if he will pay a house improvement grant to a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
A house improvement grant was paid on 24 September 1981 to the person named.
613.
asked the Minister for the Environment the outstanding balance due in respect of a house improvement grant paid to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary.
An application for payment of the house improvement grant in this case was not received in the Department on or before 30 June 1981 and, accordingly, payment is precluded by the Housing Regulations, 1980, as amended. A grant of £150 in respect of the provision of sewerage facilities was paid on 16 April 1981.
614.
asked the Minister for the Environment when house improvement and water/sewerage grants will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal.
This grant will be paid if and when an inspection confirms that the works qualify and were satisfactorily completed on or before 30 June 1981.
615.
asked the Minister for the Environment if he will arrange for the early payment of a £1,000 grant and a £3,000 subsidy to a person (details supplied) in County Galway.
The applicant has been asked to complete form SL4 and have it certified by his inspector of taxes, confirming that he has not previously claimed income tax relief in respect of interest paid on money borrowed to purchase or build a dwelling. On receipt of the above an inspection will be arranged with a view to the allocation and payment of the grant if in order. His eligibility for the mortgage subsidy will be determined when it has been established that a mortgage deed has been executed.