Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 April 2010
770 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a further allocation will be made to Cork City Council to deal with the list of applications for housing upgrades and extensions under the disabled person’s grant scheme in view of the fact that existing applicants are waiting anything between 12 months and two years to get a decision on their application. [14797/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraAllocations totalling almost €100 million for 2010 were notified to local authorities on 5 March under the suite of Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability.
The 2010 allocation to Cork City Council amounts to €2,707,916 compared to an initial allocation of €2,112,500 in 2009, an increase of €0.595m. My Department will review the funding position in the course of the year in the event of any under-spend by local authorities of their allocations for these grant schemes or other allocations under the wider social housing investment programme.
