Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 January 2018
1770. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the person or body that provides the occupational therapist's report for elderly and disabled persons in cases in which they require them for housing grants. [1390/18]
View answerI understand that both HSE and private occupational therapists are routinely engaged by local authorities to assess the needs of applicants for grants under the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability scheme. Also, an applicant may engage a private occupational therapist and have the cost refunded to them as part of the total grant paid, subject to a limit of €200 per assessment.
It is in the interests of the applicant and the local authority alike to ensure that proposed adaptation works under the Housing Adaptation Grant for Older People and People with a Disability schemes represent the most appropriate and cost-effective way of meeting the long-term needs of individual applicants.
