Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 July 2014
508. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will make future funding available to local authorities for the provision of grants for the elderly and persons with a disability. [32800/14]
View answerOn 16 January 2014, details of the capital allocations for the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability were announced. The schemes are funded by 80% recoupments available from my Department together with a 20% contribution from the resources of the local authority. This year €38.4 million was allocated to the grant schemes compared to an initial allocation in 2013 of €34.2m. Every local authority received increased funding for grants compared to the 2013 allocations.
The capital allocations for the grant schemes in future years will be determined in the course of the annual Estimates process.
