Vol. 525 No. 5
256 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 will be assessed by the occupational therapist unit of the Eastern Regional Health Authority, Old County Road, Dublin 12 for a house extension for a disabled person which has been approved by Dublin Corporation since December 1998; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25474/00]
The provision of housing modification grants for people with physical and sensory disabilities is a matter for the Department of the Environment and Local Government and they are provided through the relevant local authority. Health boards are involved with these grants to the extent that an assessment of the individual case must be carried out by an occupational therapist from the health board, in order for the grant to be approved. Accordingly, the Deputy's question has been referred to the chief executive officer of the Eastern Regional Health Authority, with a request that he examine the matter and reply directly to the Deputy, as a matter of urgency.
