Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 March 2012
403 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the level of funding provided to Cavan County Council for the housing adaptation grant schemes for older people and people with a disability for 2010, 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14268/12]
View answer404 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the level of funding provided to Monaghan County Council for the housing adaptation grant schemes for older people and people with a disability for 2010, 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14270/12]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 403 and 404 together.
My Department's involvement with the Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability relates primarily to the recoupment of a proportion of local authority expenditure on the payment of individual grants. The grant schemes, introduced in November 2007, are funded by 80% recoupment available from my Department together with a 20% contribution from the resources of the local authority. It is a matter for each local authority to determine how the funding is apportioned between the various grant measures and to manage the operation of the schemes in their areas from within the allocation.
Details of the Exchequer funding under the Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability provided to Cavan and Monaghan Local Authorities for 2010 and 2011 and the allocations for 2012 are set out in the following table:
|
Local Authority |
2010 ExchequerFunding |
2011 ExchequerFunding |
2012 Exchequer Allocation |
|
Cavan County Council |
€1,309,505 |
€1,176,998 |
€1,300,000 |
|
Monaghan County Council |
€1,373,165 |
€1,232,863 |
€921,738 |
