Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 July 2014
457. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the allocation of funding for housing grants for people with disabilities and the elderly will be released to Meath County Council which is anxious to distribute these funds as a matter of urgency to successful applicants. [30683/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraOn 16 January 2014, I announced details of the capital allocations for the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability. The schemes are funded by 80% recoupments available from my Department together with a 20% contribution from the resources of the local authority. Every local authority received increased funding for grants compared to the 2013 allocations.
The allocation to Meath County Council in respect of the grant schemes for 2014 is €715,970, of which €143,194 is to be provided from the Council’s own revenue resources. So far this year €128,539 has been recouped to Meath County Council.
