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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF COUNTY COUNCIL

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

QUESTION 5

QUESTION: Councillor G. O'Connell

To ask the manager if anything can be done to speed up the time it currently takes to process applications for domestic conversion grants relating to persons with a disability or  age/health  related  conditions

REPLY

South Dublin County Council operates the Disabled Persons Grant Scheme in accordance with regulations and guidelines laid down by the Department Of Environment and Local Government (DoELG).  

Following a review of our operation of the scheme in 2006 a number of recommendations were implemented to expedite the processing of these applications.  

There are currently 295 live applications for private dwellings on hand awaiting approval, of these 247 applications are awaiting further information (77 applications awaiting submission of Occupational Therapists Reports and 170 applications awaiting submission of estimates).   

The average time waiting for approval once all documentation has been received is currently one month compared to three months for the same period last year.