Liam Aylward
Ceist:288 Mr. Aylward asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if, in view of the long delay in having applications under the disabled person's grants scheme administered, he will enter into negotiations with the Department of Health and Children and come to an arrangement whereby disabled person's grants are administered exclusively by the local authority and do not require an environmental health officer's report from the health board. [28641/00]