Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 July 2021
243. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amounts provided to local authorities for adaptation work on private houses for older persons and persons with disabilities in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [36309/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraFunding of €75 million is available nationally in 2021 for the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability scheme, in respect of private houses. Local authorities fund 20% of the overall budget from their own resources with the balance of 80% funded by the exchequer. Details of the funding drawn down for the grants up to 2020, are available on my Department's website at the following link:
www.housing.gov.ie/housing/statistics/social-and-affordble/other-local-authority-housing-scheme-statistics.
The following table contains details of the 2021 exchequer funding drawn down by local authorities for housing adaptation grants up to 30 June 2021.
|
Local Authority |
Exchequer Drawdown to 30 June 2021 |
|
Carlow |
€492,388 |
|
Cavan |
€202,297 |
|
Clare |
€248,416 |
|
Cork City |
€412,158 |
|
Cork |
€1,346,244 |
|
Donegal |
€489,762 |
|
Dublin City |
€2,181,752 |
|
Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown |
€422,046 |
|
Fingal |
€667,859 |
|
Galway City |
€373,797 |
|
Galway |
€0 |
|
Kerry |
€704,248 |
|
Kildare |
€290,465 |
|
Kilkenny |
€366,221 |
|
Laois |
€32,000 |
|
Leitrim |
€160,035 |
|
Limerick City & County |
€830,858 |
|
Longford |
€146,641 |
|
Louth |
€485,085 |
|
Mayo |
€871,384 |
|
Meath |
€746,594 |
|
Monaghan |
€486,450 |
|
Offaly |
€47,637 |
|
Roscommon |
€215,641 |
|
Sligo |
€631,201 |
|
South Dublin |
€782,844 |
|
Tipperary |
€1,033,234 |
|
Waterford City & County |
€225,442 |
|
Westmeath |
€235,814 |
|
Wexford |
€844,194 |
|
Wicklow |
€396,141 |
