Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 October 2016
74. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if all rights and opportunities in terms of access to housing adaptation grants are extending to those who have been diagnosed with autism or who are on the autistic spectrum, considering that in the disabilities Act it is classed as a sensory disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30998/16]
View answerThe Housing Adaptation Grant Scheme for Older People and People with a Disability is delivered by local authorities with 80% funding from my Department, along with 20% from the local authorities’ own resources. It assists people with a disability in private houses to have necessary adaptations, repairs or improvement works carried out in order to make their accommodation more suitable for their needs. There are no restrictions on the type of disability covered by the schemes and the administration of the available funding is a matter for the local authorities based on their assessment of priority and need at the time.
