COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, July 13, 2009
QUESTION NO.10
QUESTION: Councillor E. Tuffy
To ask the Manager if he will provide a report to members on the current operation of the various Grants Schemes available to older householders, householders with disability, householders with mobility problems, and if he can indicate the adequacy of the funding available to the Council for 2009?
REPLY:
The Grants Schemes currently in operation are the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability, Mobility Aids Housing Grant and Housing Aid for Older People Grant. These three Schemes replaced the Disabled Persons Grant and Essential Repair Grant schemes in November, 2007. There are currently 27 applications being finalised under the old Schemes.
South Dublin County Council received confirmation of a funding allocation of €4,545,000 on 7th May, 2009, from the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. This allocaion represented an increase of €371,577.00 over and above the amount of €4,173,423.00 which was approved in 2008. The following is a breakdown of the funding allocation.
Disabled Persons/Essential Repair Grant Schemes:
Allocation of €640,000 of which one-third must be funded by the Council from its own revenue resources, which amounts to €213,333.
Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability, Mobility Aids Grant and Housing Aid for Older People Grant Schemes:
Allocation of €3,905,000 of which 20% must be funded by the Council from its own revenue resources, which amounts to €781,000.
details of the grants can be accessed at: http://housing.southdublin.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=128&Itemid=170