Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 24 September 2015
213. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, by local authority for each year from 2008 to 2014, inclusive, and in tabular form, the average amount paid for a housing adaptation grant; the number of payments that were less than 50% of the average; and the number that 50% more than the average. [32654/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department allocates funding to local authorities towards the cost of adaptations and extensions to social housing to meet needs of tenants with a disability or to address serious overcrowding. The administration of the scheme is a matter for individual local authorities and therefore information in relation to the cost of individual projects in respect of adaptations to local authority housing is not available in my Department.
My Department also allocates funding to local authorities for three separate schemes under the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability (Private Houses) - the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability, the Mobility Aids Grant and the Housing Aid for Older People. The average grants paid for the three schemes are in the following table. The detailed administration of these schemes is the responsibility of the local authorities and detail in relation to the numbers of grants above and below the average is not available in my Department.
Average Grant Paid 2008-2014
|
|
Housing Adaptation |
Housing Aid for Older People |
Mobility Aid |
|
2008 |
€9,678 |
€4,462 |
€3,475 |
|
2009 |
€9,610 |
€4,505 |
€3,305 |
|
2010 |
€9,181 |
€4,245 |
€3,285 |
|
2011 |
€8,473 |
€4,164 |
€3,230 |
|
2012 |
€8,467 |
€4,107 |
€3,274 |
|
2013 |
€8,334 |
€3,995 |
€3,283 |
|
2014 |
€7,930 |
€3,714 |
€3,234 |
