Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 February 2014
509. Deputy Michael P. Kitt asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if funding of €400,000 will be provided under his Department's special needs projects to complete a housing project for the elderly (details supplied). [7969/14]
View answerUnder my Department’s Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS) funding is provided to Approved Housing Bodies, through the local authorities, for the provision of accommodation for persons with specific categories of housing need, including older persons, persons with a disability or homeless persons.
In January 2014 my Department requested local authorities to submit by 28 March, 2014 a prioritised list of new CAS projects to be progressed over the next two years. It will be a matter for local authorities to determine the relative priority of projects on the basis of their contribution to meeting local housing need and to shortlist these in order of merit. Further consideration of the CAS projects for funding approval over the next two years, including projects in County Galway, must await the receipt of submissions from the local authorities.
