Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 31 March 2015
666. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 871 of 24 March 2015, if he supports the requirement for applicants under the housing adaptation grants for older people and people with a disability to have paid local property tax; and if he will implement a change to this requirement. [13248/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department makes funding allocations to local authorities for the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability. The detailed administration of these schemes, including the apportionment of funding between the various grant schemes and the assessment, approval and payment of grants to individual applicants under the various grant measures, is the responsibility of the relevant local authority. Guidelines issued by my Department state that ‘Local Authorities should satisfy themselves that applicants are registered for the payment of the local property tax’. There are no plans to change this requirement.
