Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 May 2017
300. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when funding will be provided to Galway County Council by his Department to enable it to process applications under the housing aid for older people, housing adaptation and mobility aids grant schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24585/17]
View answerAll local authorities were notified earlier this year to continue the funding of projects under the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability up to the level of their 2016 allocation. This has allowed local authorities to continue the seamless implementation of this programme of grants.
In relation to 2017 funding, I have secured a further 6% increase for these grants, bringing the available funding to €59.8m. I will be shortly issuing the individual allocations for the full year to each local authority, including Galway County Council.
