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Housing Grant Payments

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 January 2014

Wednesday, 15 January 2014

Questions (523)

Denis Naughten

Question:

523. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of grants approved and drawn down, respectively, for each local authority in each of the past three years under the housing aid grant for older persons; the corresponding figure for such grants under €8,000 and over this figure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1610/14]

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Information on the numbers of grants paid by local authorities under the Housing Aid for Older People grant scheme over the past 3 years is set out in the following table:

LOCAL AUTHORITY

2011

2012

2013

CARLOW COUNTY COUNCIL

171

113

45

CAVAN COUNTY COUNCIL

92

54

63

CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL

326

71

147

CORK COUNTY COUNCIL

805

956

177

DONEGAL COUNTY COUNCIL

277

116

90

DUN LAOGHAIRE/RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL

46

27

30

FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL

95

79

7

GALWAY COUNTY COUNCIL

346

378

258

KERRY COUNTY COUNCIL

479

372

112

KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL

289

114

166

KILKENNY COUNTY COUNCIL

246

148

104

LAOIS COUNTY COUNCIL

85

104

25

LEITRIM COUNTY COUNCIL

63

59

11

LIMERICK COUNTY COUNCIL

169

92

98

LONGFORD COUNTY COUNCIL

165

105

75

LOUTH COUNTY COUNCIL

79

7

18

MAYO COUNTY COUNCIL

430

419

393

MEATH COUNTY COUNCIL

67

67

15

MONAGHAN COUNTY COUNCIL

80

104

76

NORTH TIPPERARY COUNTY COUNCIL

97

53

23

OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL

79

30

62

ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL

159

84

34

SLIGO BOROUGH&COUNTY COUNCIL

110

153

10

SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

50

34

23

SOUTH TIPPERARY COUNTY COUNCIL

236

107

80

WICKLOW COUNTY COUNCIL

69

37

12

DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL

246

182

75

GALWAY CITY COUNCIL

82

81

72

WATERFORD CITY COUNCIL

75

42

24

WATERFORD COUNTY COUNCIL

63

65

4

WESTMEATH COUNTY COUNCIL

112

93

53

WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL

267

220

108

CORK CITY COUNCIL

330

86

216

LIMERICK CITY COUNCIL

226

206

109

The average amount of grant paid in 2011, 2012 and 2013 was € 4,162, € 4,106 and €3,995 respectively.

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