Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 November 2018
637. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount drawn down and spent in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, respectively, by Cork County Council for disability adaptation grants; the amount of separate projects this funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47025/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department provides funding to local authorities under the suite of Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability, in respect of private housing. The schemes are 80% funded by my Department, with a 20% contribution from the local authorities.
In 2016, funding in the amount of €3,902,496 was provided to Cork County Council and 723 households benefitted under these schemes. For 2017, an amount of €3,603,532 was provided in respect of 703 households. To date in 2018, an amount of €2,477,840 has been provided in respect of 466 households. Further details on the breakdown between the schemes can be found on my Department's website at the following link: https://www.housing.gov.ie/housing/statistics/social-and-affordble/other-local-authority-housing-scheme-statistics.
My Department also provides funding under the Disabled Persons Grant (DPG) Scheme to local authorities for adaptations and extensions to their stock of social housing. In 2016, works on 90 individual properties in Cork County Council’s Social Housing stock were carried out under the scheme, at a cost of €943,078. For 2017, 50 individual properties received funding totalling €845,634. To date in 2018, a total of €794,176 has been spent on works to 69 properties under the Disabled Persons Grant scheme.
