Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 4 November 2004
64 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the total spent on the disabled persons housing grant, broken down by county, in 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27531/04]
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The total spent on the disabled persons grant scheme in 2003 is set out in the following table.
|
Local authority |
Expenditure € |
|
County Councils |
|
|
Carlow |
213,045 |
|
Cavan |
1,684,852 |
|
Clare |
623,016 |
|
Cork (n) |
1,719,645 |
|
Cork (w) |
1,053,000 |
|
Cork (s) |
2,384,778 |
|
Donegal |
3,143,992 |
|
Dún Laoghaire/Rathdown |
1,751,899 |
|
Fingal |
819,938 |
|
Galway |
1,145,176 |
|
Kerry |
1,033,939 |
|
Kildare |
1,110,686 |
|
Kilkenny |
503,410 |
|
Laois |
499,597 |
|
Leitrim |
1,300,488 |
|
Limerick |
713,534 |
|
Longford |
914,071 |
|
Louth |
576,435 |
|
Mayo |
1,366,888 |
|
Meath |
1,353,254 |
|
Monaghan |
1,421,993 |
|
North Tipperary |
818,982 |
|
Offaly |
747,208 |
|
Roscommon |
1,418,820 |
|
Sligo |
470,753 |
|
South Dublin |
2,544,886 |
|
South Tipperary |
927,602 |
|
Waterford |
844,160 |
|
Westmeath |
967,940 |
|
Wexford |
693,824 |
|
Wicklow |
1,291,689 |
|
City Councils |
|
|
Cork |
834,072 |
|
Dublin |
10,993,203 |
|
Galway |
902,172 |
|
Limerick |
663,313 |
|
Waterford |
546,000 |
|
Borough Councils |
|
|
Sligo |
457,320 |
|
Town Councils |
|
|
Bray |
25,378 |
|
Total |
50,480,958 |
The administration of the disabled persons and essential repairs grant schemes is a matter for individual local authorities. The framework for the operation of the schemes is laid down in statutory regulations and, as far as practicable, is designed to give an appropriate degree of flexibility to local authorities with regard to their administration. It is a matter for the authorities to decide on the level of funding to be provided for the scheme in their areas from within the allocations notified to them for this purpose by my Department and to manage the operation of the schemes within these allocations. My Department recoups to local authorities two thirds of their expenditure on the payment of individual grants and it is the responsibility of the authorities to fund their one third contribution from their own resources from amounts provided for that purpose in their annual estimates of expenditure.
