asked the Minister for Local Government the reason for delays in payment of housing grants and reconstruction grants where the work has been completed and payment sanctioned.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Housing and Reconstruction Grants.
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I am not aware of any undue delay in the payment of grants.
If the Minister is not aware of it, every Deputy in the country is aware of it.
I happen to be a Deputy myself and I am not aware of it, so you can count at least one out. I have invited Deputies if there is undue delay in their areas to communicate with me directly.
Is the Minister aware that I have half a dozen such cases in my pocket at the moment?
Do not keep them in your pocket.
I cannot get anything done about them because they say they have no money to pay.
Westmeath County Council applied for £75,000 and got only £60,000.
We are talking here about grants from the Department to individuals.
There is a definite delay.
There is not.
The Minister will not cod the people by keeping the truth from them.
I am telling the truth. To my knowledge there is no undue delay in the payment of grants.
Deputy Don Davern seems to think there is, according to Question No. 18.