Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 September 2014
27. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when Meath County Council will be notified of and have access to the centrally allocated funds for housing adaption and mobility grants; and if these moneys will include an allocation for Housing Aid for Older People. [34338/14]
View answerOn 16 January 2014, details were announced of the capital allocations under the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability. Every local authority received increased funding for grants compared to the 2013 allocations.
The schemes are funded by 80% recoupments available from my Department, together with a 20% contribution from the resources of the local authority. The allocation to Meath County Council under the grant schemes for 2014 is €715,970, of which €143,194 is to be provided from the Council’s own resources.
The detailed administration of these schemes, including the assessment, approval and payment of grants to applicants, is the responsibility of the relevant local authority.
In the case of local authority-owned properties, funding is allocated each year in respect of a range of measures to improve the standard and overall quality of their social housing stock. On 5 September 2014, I announced the allocation of €23 million in capital funding for this purpose. Of this allocation, €8 million will be provided to local authorities for adaptations and extensions to social housing to meet the needs of tenants with a disability or to address serious overcrowding. Meath County Council’s allocation for this measure is €369,822.
