Housing Grants.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 4 May 2005

Wednesday, 4 May 2005

Questions (466, 467, 468)

John Curran

Question:

493 Mr. Curran asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the estimated cost on an annualised basis of increasing the disabled person’s housing grant to cover 100% of building work. [14318/05]

John Curran

Question:

494 Mr. Curran asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the estimated cost of increasing the disabled person’s building grant to €30,000. [14319/05]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (Mr. N. Ahern)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 493 and 494 together.

I refer to the reply to Question No. 494 of 19 April 2005. The position is unchanged.

John Curran

Question:

495 Mr. Curran asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the extent of the funding provided for voluntary and co-operative housing in 2005. [14320/05]

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (Mr. N. Ahern)

The overall provision for 2005 for the voluntary and co-operative housing programme is €239 million.