Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 May 2023
133. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if fencing in cases such as one (details supplied), can be deemed within the bounds of the housing adaptation grant. [25078/23]
View answerMy Department provides exchequer funding to local authorities to support the Housing Adaptation Grants for People with a Disability which are available to a person with a physical, sensory, mental health or intellectual disability.
These grant schemes assist in the carrying out of works to make accommodation more suitable for these persons needs including access ramps, adaptations to facilitate wheelchair access, etc. It also comprises other works that are reasonably necessary for the purposes of rendering a house more suitable for the accommodation of a person with a disability or addressing their mobility needs which may involve securing the perimeter of an existing play area.
The detailed administration of the grants, including the assessment, approval and payment of individual grants to applicants, is the responsibility of the relevant local authority.
Further details on these schemes is available on my Department’s website at the following link:
www.gov.ie/en/service/6636c-housing-adaptation-grants-for-older-people-and-people-with-a-disability/
