Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 April 2023
733. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of adaptation grants processed in Cork in each of the last five years for private housing, in tabular form. [16742/23]
View answer734. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of people currently approved but awaiting an adaptation grant in Cork. [16743/23]
View answer831. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown, per county of the amounts paid to each local authority for the Housing Aid For Older Persons grant for the years 2019-2022. [17726/23]
View answer832. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown, per county, of the amounts paid to each local authority for the disabled persons grant for the years 2019-2022. [17727/23]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 733, 734, 831 and 832 together.
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 suite of grants include the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability (max grant €30,000), the Mobility Aids Grant (max grant €6,000) and the Housing Aid for Older People (max grant €8,000). The detailed administration of the grants including their assessment, approval and prioritisation, is the responsibility of each local authority.
Details of the number of grants paid and the amount spent by each local authority, including by Cork City Council and Cork County Council, for the last 5 years are available on my Department's website at the following link:
www.housing.gov.ie/housing/statistics/social-and-affordble/other-local-authority-housing-scheme-statistics.
Details in relation to the number of applicants with a grant approval which are awaiting grant payment are not collated by my Department. This information may be available directly from local authorities.
My Department also provides funding to local authorities under the Disabled Persons Grants scheme to carry out works on social housing stock to address the needs of older people, people with a disability or overcrowded situations. Extensions to provide for ground floor bathrooms and bedrooms can also be supported. The detailed administration of this scheme including assessment, approval and prioritisation of applications is the responsibility of local authorities.
Details on the allocation and drawdown of funding for each local authority, including Cork for the period 2011-2022 for the Disabled Persons Grant, which incorporates Improvement Works in Lieu, is available at the following link:
www.gov.ie/en/publication/061cd-disabled-persons-grant-and-improved-works-in-lieu-schemes-allocation-and-drawdown/?referrer=http://www.gov.ie/en/publication/c472d-disabled-persons-grant-and-improved-works-in-lieu-schemes-allocation-and-drawdown-2011-2020/
