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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 12 Nov 1996

Vol. 471 No. 4

Written Answers - Home Improvements Grants Scheme.

Noel Ahern

Question:

149 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment the total cost of the last house repair grant scheme; the analysis, if any, of the cost or number which is available in the following categories; by category of housing unit, the percentage of houses which were owner-occupied, and the nature of work carried out in the following categories, repairs, extensions, underground services, windows, rewiring, alarms, chimney or central heating systems. [21143/96]

The following table sets out the available analysis of payments under the 1985 house improvement grants scheme.

1985 House Improvement Grants Scheme Analysis of Payments to 31 October, 1996.

Category of Work

No. of grants paid

Value of grants paid

£

Provision of water supply

4,517

1,466,964

Provision of sewerage facilities

8,281

2,955,008

Provision of a masonry chimney

443

333,863

Provision of bathroom facilities

11,462

8,567,455

Provision of bedroom, livingroom or kitchen extension

18,649

35,618,728

Necessary repairs to fabric of house

21,508

24,532,256

Replacement of windows or doors

58,929

40,352,878

Necessary structural repairs to pre 1940 houses

20,612

85,880,305

Total

144,401

199,707,457

The vast majority of payments were in respect of owner occupied houses.
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