Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 May 2017
252. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the financial supports that are available to a person who wants to develop a housing complex to house older persons and persons with disabilities in order that they can live independently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25859/17]
View answerMy Department provides funding to Approved Housing Bodies, via the Capital Assistance Scheme, towards the provision of social housing for priority groups including the elderly. Applications to deliver new social housing under the Scheme are made to the local authorities, in the first place. As with all social housing projects, it is a matter for the local authorities to prioritise eligible projects on the basis of how they meet the housing needs of their areas.
