On 22 February 2013 I announced capital allocations to local authorities under the suite of Grants for Older People and People with a Disability amounting to €42.750 million. Through active management of my Department’s overall housing budget for 2013, I allocated further funding across all local authorities on 19 July bringing the overall funding for these grants to €45.607 million. In the case of Westmeath County Council the initial allocation for the grant schemes in 2013 amounted to €435,723. I approved two subsequent supplementary allocations in April and July, bringing the Council’s overall allocation to €653,376.
My Department is closely monitoring expenditure across all measures under the housing programmes. I will consider allocating further funds to the grants measure in the event of any savings arising elsewhere.