Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 March 2012
122 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amounts of funding approved to Kildare County Council for housing aid, housing adaptation and mobility grants in each of the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; the amount of this money that was expended by the council in each year on its own local authority stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14414/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department's involvement with the Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability relates primarily to the recoupment of a proportion of local authority expenditure on the payment of individual grants. The grant schemes, introduced in November 2007, are funded by 80% recoupment available from my Department together with a 20% contribution from the resources of the local authority. It is a matter for each local authority to determine how the funding is apportioned between the various grant measures and to manage the operation of the schemes in their areas from within the allocation.
Exchequer funding provided under the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability may not be used for the purposes of extending or adapting local authority owned houses.
Details of the funding provided to Kildare County Council in 2009, 2010, 2011 and the allocations for 2012 are set out in the following table:
|
Exchequer Funding 2009 |
Exchequer Funding 2010 |
Exchequer Funding 2011 |
Exchequer Allocation 2012 |
|
€2,018,693 |
€3,892,484 |
€2,852,228 |
€1,620,000 |
