Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2017
1991. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when funds will be made available to local authorities for disabled persons' grants for local authority tenants in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37530/17]
View answerMy Department provides capital funding to Local Authorities with regard to Disabled Persons Grants on an annual basis. These grants allow Local Authorities to undertake adaptations and extensions to their existing social housing stock such as the installation of grab rails; stair lifts; showers; wet rooms; ramps etc.
An announcement will be made shortly in relation to the final DPG allocations for 2017. It should be noted that works can take place throughout the year to allow for the full utilisation of the annual funding allocation to each local authority and, to facilitate this and to ensure that there is no delay in respect of priority works under the programme, Local Authorities are allowed to undertake works up to a maximum value of 65% of their previous year's allocation in advance of notification of the full year's allocation.
