Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 7 February 2024
255. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Louth County Council has drawn down the €570,000 additional funding for the housing adaptation grant scheme that was allocated to it last year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5139/24]
Amharc ar fhreagra256. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total housing adaptation grant funding provided to Louth County Council for 2023 and if he can provide a breakdown of the spending of this funding under the various schemes under the housing adaptation grant, in tabular form. [5140/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 255 and 256 together.
My Department provides funding under the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, to assist people in private houses to make their accommodation more suitable for their needs. The grants are 80% funded by my Department, with a 20% contribution from the resources of the local authority. The detailed administration of these schemes including assessment, approval and prioritisation, is the responsibility of local authorities.
The initial Exchequer allocation in 2023 for Louth County Council was over €1.8 million. In June 2023, the Department provided approval for a further Exchequer allocation of over €570,000 to Louth County Council bringing its total Exchequer allocation to over €2.4 million in 2023. Louth County Council claimed Exchequer funding of just €1.58 million in 2023.
Details of the funding claimed under the various schemes for all local authorities up to 2023, including Louth County Council, can be found on my Department's website at the following link:
www.housing.gov.ie/housing/statistics/social-and-affordble/other-local-authority-housing-scheme-statistics.
