Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 July 2021
753. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding allocated for the housing adaptation grant to each city and county council in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the level of funding then granted to applicants for the grant in each city and county council over the same period by year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40922/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraDetails of the funding provided by my Department to each local authority in respect of the Disabled Persons Grants Scheme/Improvement Works in Lieu (DPG/IWIL) for local authority tenants up to 2020 is available at the following link.
www.housing.gov.ie/housing/grantsfinancial-assistance/disabled-persons-grants-and-improvement-works-lieu-schemes
The 2021 DPG allocations issued to local authorities in May, details of which can be found at the link below. Local authorities are currently progressing their 2021 work programmes but it will be later this year before significant recoupment claims are lodged with my Department. Full details in relation to the drawdown of funding in 2021 will be available early in 2022.
www.gov.ie/en/press-release/20e02-minister-obrien-minister-burke-approve-over-23m-in-funding-for-the-disabled-persons-grant-scheme-improvement-works-in-lieu-of-local-authority-housing-scheme/
Separately, funding 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. This funding has increased year on year since 2014. If Local Authorities are in a position to allocate additional own resources to the grant scheme in 2021, further additional funding can be requested from my Department and every effort will be made to accede to any such request.
Details of the grants for all local authorities 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 2021 funding allocation for all local authorities is also available on my Department’s website at the following link:
www.gov.ie/en/press-release/0da3f-minister-obrien-minister-burke-announce-75m-fund-to-improve-homes-of-older-people-people-with-a-disability/
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 |
