Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 March 2017
251. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the expenditure on the housing adaptation grant scheme from 2011 to date; the cost of restoring expenditure to 2011 levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12011/17]
View answerInformation on the exchequer funding provided by my Department to each local authority for the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability is available on my Department’s website at the following link: http://www.housing.gov.ie/housing/statistics/social-and-affordble/other-local-authority-housing-scheme-statistics .
These figures were supplemented by a 20% contribution in each case from the resources of the local authority.
The total funding allocation announced for these grants in 2016 was €56.25m nationally. As the total funding provided in 2011 was €76m, additional funding of almost € 20m would be required to restore funding to that level. This would consist of almost €16m exchequer funding and €4m from the resources of the local authorities. I am aware of the social benefit accruing from these grants in terms of facilitating the continued independent occupancy of their own homes by older people and people with a disability and further funding increases will be provided to achieve the annual target, set in Rebuilding Ireland, of supporting 10,000 households under these grants.
