Jimmy Deenihan
Question:47 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for the Environment if grants are available for the preservation of thatched houses; and, if so, if there are application forms available to the public.
Written Answers. - Thatched House Grants.
Austin Deasy
Question:55 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment if he will give details of the proposed grant scheme for the preservation of thatched houses.
Ruairí Quinn
Question:76 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for the Environment if he will outline where the provision of £150,000, as promised, has been allocated in order to ensure that a fund was made available to provide for a scheme of grants to aid the work of renewing and repairing thatched roofs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Dinny McGinley
Question:83 Mr. McGinley asked the Minister for the Environment when he will publicise conditions relating to the announcement in the budget that he is introducing grants for the maintenance and renovation of thatched cottages.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 47, 55, 76 and 83 together.
An amount of £150,000 was provided in this year's budget to fund a scheme of grants for the renewal or repair of existing thatched roofs of houses. Details of the grants were announced on 18 April 1990 and may be obtained, together with application forms, from the Department's offices in Ballina, County Mayo.