Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 April 2015
161. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide for each local authority the number of applications for housing adaptation grants for necessary works to the homes of council tenants that are currently awaiting funding from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15842/15]
View answerMy Department provides funding to local authorities for various social housing supports, including for adaptations and extensions to the social housing stock to meet the needs of local authority tenants with a disability or to address serious overcrowding. Funding provided by my Department meets 90% of the cost of such works, with each local authority providing the remaining 10%. The administration of the grants is a matter for individual local authorities and, therefore, information in relation to the number of applications received by each authority is not available in my Department. My Department has received proposals in relation to the scheme for 2015 from each local authority. The proposals are currently being examined with a view to allocating funding to each authority shortly.
