Housing Aid for the Elderly.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 10 December 2008

Wednesday, 10 December 2008

Questions (129)

Dan Neville

Question:

185 Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the budget for the Health Service Executive in the mid west for the housing aid for the elderly scheme in 2009. [45477/08]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (Deputy Michael Finneran)

The allocations to the Health Service Executive under the Special Housing Aid for the Elderly (SHAE) Scheme are determined by a Task Force, which operates under the aegis of my Department. While the scheme has been closed to new applications since 1 August 2008, having been replaced by the Housing Aid for Older People Scheme, the HSE is continuing to process applications on hands at that stage. Allocations under the SHAE in 2009, which will be finalised as early as possible next year, will be considered in the light of the number and value of remaining applications on hands.