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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 5 Dec 2000

Vol. 527 No. 3

Written Answers. - Housing Aid for the Elderly.

Mary Coughlan

Ceist:

279 Ms Coughlan asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the number of applicants awaiting funding in each health board area under the housing aid for the elderly programme; and the total cost of these applications. [28319/00]

On the basis of the most recent returns furnished by the health boards, the number of applications in hand at 30 June 2000 is as follows:

Health Board

Applications in hand

Eastern

1,770

Midland

809

Mid-Western

1,003

North-Eastern

1,162

North-Western

237

South-Eastern

543

Southern

524

Western

2,145

The total estimated cost of these applications is around £16 million.
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