Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 July 2023
992. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the list of successful applicants for the most recent strand B of the building blocks grant will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35888/23]
View answerMy Department has allocated €9m this year for the Building Blocks - Improvement Grant with grants ranging from €35,000 to €75,000 for energy upgrades and retrofit projects.
Overall, 946 services submitted applications, out of a total eligible cohort of approximately 4,200 services that have signed up to Core Funding.
Under the Building Blocks Improvement Grant, Pobal, who is administering the scheme on behalf of my Department, put in place an appeals mechanism for unsuccessful applicants. Pobal has concluded its appeals process and all services who submitted an appeal have been notified of the outcome.
My Department intends to publish the full list of successful applicants for the Building Blocks - Improvement Grant shortly, and a copy of the list of successful Strand B applicants will be provided to the Deputy at this time.
