Housing Schemes

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 21 September 2022

Wednesday, 21 September 2022

Questions (54)

Cormac Devlin

Question:

54. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number and value of grants approved by a county council (details supplied) under the housing adaptation grant for older people and people with a disability by month in 2022; the average processing time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46147/22]

Written answers

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

My Department provides funding under the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, to assist people in private houses to make their accommodation more suitable for their needs. The grants include the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability, the Mobility Aids Grant and the Housing Aid for Older People, each of which are 80% funded by my Department with a 20% contribution from local authorities.

Funding of €81.25 million is available nationally for the scheme for 2022, including an allocation of €3,176,295 to Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council. This allocation comprises of €2,541,036 Exchequer funding and €635,259 contributed from the local authority's own resources. The information available to my Department relates to recoupment by the local authority. The Council recouped a total of €1,044,633 in Exchequer funding to date, facilitating the payment of a total of 166 grants (which are not collated by month) outlined in the following table.

Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability	Housing Aid for Older People Grant	Mobility Aids Grant	Total Recouped (To Date)
€811,568 (112 grants)	€175,875 (37 grants)	€57,190 (17 grants)	€1,044,633 (166 grants)

The detailed administration of the scheme including the assessment, approval and prioritisation of grants to applicants under the various grant measures, is the responsibility of local authorities. My Department does not hold information in relation to grants approved or the average processing times for individual local authorities. This information may be available directly from the local authorities.