Vol. 544 No. 3
363 Ms McManus asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the number of households in County Wicklow without indoor toilets; his plans to provide such facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28601/01]
The most recent figures available, based on the 1991 census of population carried out by the Central Statistics Office, indicate that there were 315 households without toilet facilities – whether indoor or otherwise – in County Wicklow in 1999.
There are a number of options available to assist lower income households and elderly persons in particular to secure necessary improvement works to their homes. These include the disabled persons grant scheme, the essential repairs grant scheme, the improvement works in lieu of local authority housing scheme, the task force on special housing aid for the elderly and the local authority house improvement loan scheme.
