Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 December 2023
221. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications received, the number of grants approved and the number of grants completed and paid out under the mobility aids grant, housing adaption grant for people with a disability and housing aid for older people grant in Mayo for the years 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54298/23]
View answerMy Department provides Exchequer funding to local authorities to administer the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, which support older and disabled people living in private houses to adapt their home to meet 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 Grant, which are 80% funded by my Department, with a 20% contribution from the resources of the local authority.
Details of the number of grants paid and the amount spent by each local authority, including by Mayo County Council, for 2022 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.
The Council claimed a total of over €2.5 million in Exchequer funding facilitating the payment of 558 grants to date in 2023, the detail of which is set out in the following table:
|
Grant Scheme |
Number of Grants Claimed 2023 (To Date) |
Value of Grants Claimed (To Date) |
|
Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability |
91 |
€627,668 |
|
Mobility Aids Grant |
167 |
€617,987 |
|
Housing Aid for Older People Grant |
300 |
€1,257,784 |
|
Total |
558 |
€2,503,439 |
The detailed administration of these schemes, including assessment, approval and prioritisation, is the responsibility of the relevant local authorities. Details in relation to the number of applications received, approved or completed and paid (but not yet claimed from my Department) by Mayo County Council to date in 2023 are not available in my Department. This information may be available directly from the local authority.
