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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, March 09, 2015

QUESTION NO. 17

QUESTION: Councillor D. Looney

To ask the Chief Executive for a report on the awarding of housing adaptation grants in private and social housing in the County for 2014 and 2015, how this compares to historical awards, and to make a statement on the matter?

REPLY: 

 

SCHEME APPROVALS

   
YEAR HAGS MAGS HOPS Yearly Total no. granted Yearly Total Amount approved
2015 (Jan   to 24/2/15) 14 8 2 24 €113,830.75
2014 98 107 19 224 €1,392,201.35
           
2013 92 65 10 167 €1,327,188.22
2012 166 90 47 303 €2,048,559.78
2011 163 51 52 266 €1,715,528.12
2010 168 33 91 292 €2,005,602.65
2009 213 296 105 614 €3,263,716.00
2008 155 17 93 265 €2,279,511.94
TOTALS 1,069 667 419 2,155 €14,146,138.81

The Grants Schemes provide for 80% of the expenditure to be recouped from the Department of Environment, Community & Local Government with the balance being funded from the Council’s revenue budget.

During the same period, works to facilitate disabled or elderly tenants of Council dwellings were carried out to the following numbers of rented dwellings.     

DPG SCEME APPROVALS

YEAR DPG
2015 (Jan   to 24/2/15) 0
2014 48
2013 63
2012 76
2011 132
2010 175
2009 37
2008 105
TOTAL 636