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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, September 08, 2008

QUESTION NO. 4

QUESTION: Councillor C. Keane

To ask the manager

(a) to state the allocation available to SDCC for housing adaptation grants for disabled/elderly persons

(b) to state expenditure to date

REPLY:

(a) The Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government has notified the Council (SIU Circular 8/08) of a total combined capital allocation of €3,990,090 for 2008 for the payment of the Disabled Persons and Essential Repairs Grant Schemes, and the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability, Mobility Aids Grant and Housing Aid for Older People Grant Scheme.  €1,064,024 of the combined allocation of €3,990,090 must be provided from the Council's own resources.

(b) To date, €2,257,033.56 has been paid out in relation to these grants.