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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 8 Apr 1987

Vol. 371 No. 9

Written Answers. - Housing Grant Applications.

159.

asked the Minister for the Environment the provisions made in each budget for house improvement grants since its inception; the total number of applicants for the scheme; and the total number of approvals prior to 27 March last.

It is presumed that the Deputy is referring to the 1985 scheme of house improvement grants.

The budget provision for improvement grants is a global one which covers the 1981 and 1985 schemes, as well as recoupment to local authorities in respect of grant payments under the disabled persons and essential repairs grants schemes; On this basis the budget provisions were: 1986, £24 million; 1987, £100 million.

Payments in 1986 under the 1985 scheme amounted to £23.1 million. Overall payments in 1986 amounted to £27.5 million and the additional expenditure over the budget provision of £24 million was met from savings under other subheads in my Department's Vote. A total of 137,909 applications had been received by 27 March, 1987 and 115,000 approvals had issued by that date.

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