Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 November 2014
1038. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding an application for funding from a public body (details supplied) in County Laois; the number of properties on the list submitted together with the estimated cost of the urgent adaptation works; the overall amount of funds sought from the Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41622/14]
View answerMy Department provides funding to local authorities for adaptations and extensions to the existing social housing stock to meet the needs of tenants with a disability or to address serious overcrowding. I allocated funding to local authorities under this measure in September 2014 and funding to Laois County Council was based on their identification of 11 properties requiring urgent adaptation works at a cost of €53,957. It is now a matter for the local authority to prioritise the programme of works to be advanced within their allocation.
