Under my Department's grant scheme for the renewal or repair of a thatched roof, a grant of up to €3,810 or two thirds of the approved cost, whichever is the lesser, may be payable in respect of necessary works to renew or repair the thatched roofs of houses. A higher grant of up to €5,714 may be payable where the house is situated on certain specified islands off the West and South coasts. In the case of medical card holders a grant of up to €6,350, or up to 80% of the approved cost, may be payable in respect of houses situated on the mainland, rising to €8,252 where the house is situated on a specified off-shore island.
The scheme is demand led and a provisional amount of €680,000 has been set aside to meet anticipated expenditure this year. Details of grant expenditure for the year s 2010 to date together with a breakdown of the numbers of grants paid, by county, for the same period are set out in the following tables :
Table 1
. Thatching Grants - Annual Expenditure
Year
|
Amount
|
2010
|
€840,735
|
2011
|
€725,505
|
2012
|
€601,669
|
2013 (to 24 April)
|
€199,675
|
Table 2
. Thatching Grants paid per county
County
|
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
2013 (to 24 April)
|
Carlow
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Cavan
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
Clare
|
2
|
4
|
4
|
1
|
Cork
|
10
|
13
|
6
|
3
|
Donegal
|
32
|
18
|
11
|
7
|
Dublin
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
Galway
|
40
|
31
|
35
|
8
|
Kerry
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
Kildare
|
5
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
Kilkenny
|
4
|
9
|
6
|
1
|
Laois
|
7
|
6
|
4
|
3
|
Leitrim
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Limerick
|
15
|
9
|
10
|
3
|
Longford
|
1
|
3
|
6
|
1
|
Louth
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
Mayo
|
6
|
6
|
4
|
1
|
Meath
|
5
|
9
|
4
|
0
|
Monaghan
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Offaly
|
3
|
5
|
7
|
1
|
Roscommon
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
Sligo
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Tipperary
|
14
|
10
|
5
|
3
|
Waterford
|
8
|
11
|
8
|
2
|
Westmeath
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
Wexford
|
3
|
3
|
7
|
4
|
Wicklow
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
1
|