Róisín Shortall
Question:346 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the criteria used when he set the means test applying to the housing adaptation grant scheme and housing aid for older people grant scheme; the rationale for setting the lower threshold of the means test at such a low income; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the means test threshold is so low that it can mean that many couples who are exempt from income tax will not qualify for the full grant; his plans, to review and change the criteria to bring it into line with other Government schemes and allowances. [28100/08]
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