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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 26 Apr 1994

Vol. 441 No. 8

Written Answers. - Grant Payments.

Pádraic McCormack

Ceist:

124 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the number of housing and roads grants which were notified by him and the Minister of State of his Department since 1 January 1994 to successful applicants; and the number of such notifications which were accompanied by canvassing material on behalf of candidates in the European elections.

Jim Higgins

Ceist:

125 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the number of housing and roads grants which were notified by him and the Minister of State of his Department since 1 January 1994 to successful applicants; and the number of such notifications which were accompanied by canvassing material on behalf of candidates in the European elections.

Tógfaidh mé Ceisteanna Uimh. 124 agus Uimh. 125 le chéile.

Tá socrú i bhfeidhm agam faoina gcuirtear scéal chuig daoine, coistí nó eagrais i dtaobh deontais a bhíonn á gceadú mar thoradh ar iarratais atá curtha faoi bhráid acu.

Maidir le líon na gcásanna a luaitear sa cheist, níl i gceist agam go gcuirfí am amú ag iarraidh teacht ar fhigiúirí cruinne ach is féidir liom a rá gur cuireadh scéal amach faoi thart ar 120 iarratas tithíochta i mo chás-sa agus thart ar 70 i gcás m'Aire Stáit.

Tá fiosrú déanta agam faoin tagairt atá déanta sa cheist d'ábhar toghchánaíochta a bheith curtha isteach le cuid de na litreacha atá faoi chaibidil. Is féidir gur tharla sé i rith na Cásca — nuair a bhíos féin as láthair ón oifig de bharr tinnis — gur chuir duine de m'fhoireann ábhar den chineál a luaitear isteach i líon beag litreacha a bhí ag tagairt do chúrsaí a bhain le mo Roinnse. Ba trí dhearmad a rinneadh amhlaidh agus tuigtear dom nach raibh ach líon an-bheag litreacha i gceist — 6 cinn ar a mhéad.

Michael Bell

Ceist:

126 Mr. Bell asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht when a grant of £20,000 will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow by the National Heritage Council for construction on Massey Cottage.

I understand from the National Heritage Council that they wrote to the owner of Massey Cottage on 14 April, 1994 offering a grant of £20,000 towards the cost of repairing and rethatching the roof and treating the walls for rising damp. The National Heritage Council is awaiting confirmation by the applicant of his acceptance of the grant offered.

Payment of the grant will be made on satisfactory completion of the works.

Michael Creed

Ceist:

127 Mr. Creed asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be paid his house improvement grant.

Tá iarratas ar dheontas feabhsúcháin tí ón duine sin á scrúdú faoi láthair.

Tá scrúdú á dhéanamh freisin ar iarratas ón teaghlach sin faoi Scéim Labhairt na Gaeilge agus beidh tionchar ag toradh an iarratais sin ar an gcinneadh a dhéanfar i ndáil leis an deontas feabhsúchán tí.

Cuirfear scéal chuig an iarratasóir a luaithe is féidir.

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