The tabular statement gives details of the combined capital allocation for disabled persons and essential repairs grants notified to each local authority and the combined expenditure on the schemes by each local authority in 2005. In 2005 the capital allocation for these schemes was €74.5 million. Actual expenditure, notified to the Department by local authorities was €64.6 m, of which €60.2 million was spent on disabled persons and essential repairs grants for private dwellings with a further €4.4 million spent on works of adaptation to make local authority dwellings more suitable for a disabled member of the household.
The combined capital allocation to local authorities for the disabled persons and essential repairs grant schemes represents not a capital grant, but the total amount which authorities are authorised to spend on the schemes in the year in which the allocation is made. Expenditure on the grant schemes is funded by the two-thirds recoupment available from my Department together with the one-third contribution from the revenue resources of the local authority.
The final out-turn reflects the expenditure by local authorities on approved applications. The initial allocations presented the local authorities' best estimate of the likely level of grant approvals during 2005. However, some grant approvals by local authorities may not subsequently be taken up by applicants. In addition, if there are delays in applicants completing the approved works, either due to a delay in getting contractors or for other reasons, the ultimate spend may arise in later years.
Local authorities were notified in June 2005 of their combined capital allocation and were requested on a number of occasions to notify the Department if it became evident that the allocation notified was likely to be inadequate or surplus to requirements. Increased allocations were approved for a number of local authorities. The Department stressed the need to ensure that, in the light of the high level of demand for these grants, the available allocation is expended in full and to ensure that the level of their approvals was such that would facilitate expenditure of the full allocation.
Allocations and Expenditure on Disabled Persons and Essential Repairs Grants in 2005
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Local Authorities
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Final Allocation 2005
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Expenditure 2005
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County Councils
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|
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Carlow
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960,000
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515,699
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Cavan
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1,800,000
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1,585,078
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Clare
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1,660,000
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1,645,704
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Cork (n)
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1,500,000
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1,701,530
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Cork (s)
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2,500,000
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2,308,450
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|
Cork (w)
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1,000,000
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819,518
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Donegal
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4,300,000
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3,084,367
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DL/Rathdown
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2,250,000
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1,638,240
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Fingal
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1,520,000
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1,202,990
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Galway
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2,880,000
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2,819,084
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Kerry
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1,760,000
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1,891,276
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Kildare
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1,500,000
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1,564,003
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Kilkenny
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780,000
|
613,612
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Laois
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2,100,000
|
2,094,136
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Local Authorities
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Final Allocation 2005
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Expenditure 2005
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Leitrim
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2,600,000
|
1,297,009
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Limerick
|
1,140,000
|
1,199,756
|
|
Longford
|
900,000
|
619,533
|
|
Louth
|
1,120,000
|
1,478,965
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|
Mayo
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1,600,000
|
1,476,252
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|
Meath
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2,880,000
|
1,780,302
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|
Monaghan
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1,450,000
|
1,463,683
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|
North Tipperary
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1,740,000
|
1,481,116
|
|
Offaly
|
1,255,000
|
1,765,695
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Roscommon
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1,800,000
|
1,792,614
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|
Sligo
|
505,000
|
308,826
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|
South Dublin
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3,600,000
|
4,218,987
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|
South Tipperary
|
3,100,000
|
1,826,794
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|
Waterford
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1,020,000
|
994,021
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Westmeath
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1,350,000
|
994,142
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|
Wexford
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1,050,000
|
841,891
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Wicklow
|
2,000,000
|
1,631,735
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City Councils
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|
|
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Cork
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1,800,000
|
759,801
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|
Dublin
|
13,500,000
|
13,053,836
|
|
Galway
|
1,300,000
|
809,829
|
|
Limerick
|
900,000
|
433,838
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Waterford
|
650,000
|
648,752
|
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Borough Councils
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|
|
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Sligo
|
700,000
|
222,330
|
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Town Councils
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|
|
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Bray
|
30,000
|
60,198
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TOTAL
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74,500,000
|
64,643,589
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