Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 February 2012
11Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the allocations if any that have been made to local authorities by county in respect of home adaptation and essential repairs grants; the matching funds that have been indicated to him as available by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5717/12]
View answerThe housing adaptation grant schemes for older people and people with a disability, introduced in November 2007, replaced the discontinued disabled persons grant scheme, the essential repairs grant scheme and the special housing aid for the elderly scheme administered by the Health Service Executive.
The suite of grants include three separate grant measures - the mobility aids grant scheme with grants of up to €6,000; the housing aid for older people scheme with grants of up to €10,500; and the housing adaptation grant for people with a disability with grants of up to €30,000, depending on household income. These grant schemes are funded by 80% recoupment from my Department together with a 20% contribution from the resources of the local authority. It is a matter for each local authority to decide the specific level of funding to be directed to each of the various grant measures and to manage the operation of the schemes in their areas from within their allocation.
In order to determine the capital allocations for 2012, my Department requested local authorities to submit details of their funding requirements under the grant schemes by 20 January 2012. The information received is being examined at present and I intend to announce details of the capital allocations for the year at the earliest opportunity.
My Department also requested details of the matching funds to be provided by local authorities for the grants schemes in 2012. The overall level of local authority own resources funding available in 2012 is €18.649 million. A detailed breakdown, by local authority is in the following table.
|
Local Authority |
Local Authority matching funding available |
|
000’s |
|
|
Carlow County Council |
€463 |
|
Cavan County Council |
€325 |
|
Clare County Council |
€289 |
|
Cork County Council |
€2,176 |
|
Donegal County Council |
€493 |
|
Dun Laoghaire/ Rathdown Co Council |
€299 |
|
Fingal County Council |
€450 |
|
Galway County Council |
€825 |
|
Kerry County Council |
€880 |
|
Kildare County Council |
€405 |
|
Kilkenny County Council |
€374 |
|
Laois County Council |
€647 |
|
Leitrim County Council |
€115 |
|
Limerick County Council |
€390 |
|
Longford County Council |
€388 |
|
Louth County Council |
€381 |
|
Mayo County Council |
€650 |
|
Meath County Council |
€200 |
|
Monaghan County Council |
€301 |
|
North Tipperary County Council |
€240 |
|
Offaly County Council |
€225 |
|
Roscommon County Council |
€185 |
|
Sligo County Council |
€611 |
|
South Dublin County Council |
€700 |
|
South Tipperary County Council |
€798 |
|
Waterford County Council |
€200 |
|
Westmeath County Council |
€231 |
|
Wexford County Council |
€1,306 |
|
Wicklow County Council |
€293 |
|
Cork City Council |
€353 |
|
Dublin City Council |
€2,318 |
|
Galway City Council |
€268 |
|
Limerick City Council |
€500 |
|
Waterford City Council |
€221 |
|
Sligo Borough Council |
€150 |
|
TOTALS |
€18,649 |
