Housing Adaptation Grant Funding

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 February 2017

Tuesday, 7 February 2017

Questions (268)

Thomas Byrne

Question:

268. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when he expects Meath County Council will receive its annual funding allocation to carry out home adaption works; if his attention has been drawn to the serious and unacceptable delay in processing applications under the local authority adaption works scheme for tenants of local authority houses in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5492/17]

Written answers

Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government

Funding allocations to all local authorities, including Meath County Council, under the programme to support Housing Adaptations and Extensions to meet needs of Local Authority tenants with a disability will issue shortly.  As funding from my Department under this programme has been maintained or increased in many cases, there is no reason for a particular delay in processing applications; however, the management of the programme locally and the selection, prioritisation and submission of individual projects, is a matter for each local authority.

Ahead of the formal funding allocations, local authorities have scope to commence activity under the programme up to a maximum value of 65% of their 2016 allocation.