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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

QUESTION NO. 10

QUESTION: Councillor N. Fennell

To ask the Manager to provide a breakdown as to what is deemed urgent priorities when a tenant needs house modifications under medical grounds.

REPLY:

The Disabled Persons Grant (DPG) is available for Council tenants who require alterations to be carried out to their Council home to assist with their disability needs. 

To apply for the grant, tenants are required to submit the following:

• A completed DPG application form, which can be found on the Council's website - Tenant disabled persons grant application form.
• A medical certificate, completed by the tenants doctor detailing their disability and its impact on their living environment (page 4 of application form).
• A report from an Occupational Therapist, outlining the specific adaptions required.

Eligible adaption works include:

• Level access shower
• Ramp
• Hold rails
• Stair lift
• Property extensions - only in cases where no other options are available. 

Applications are assessed and prioritised based on the severity of the tenant's needs, categorised as follows:

Priority 1 – High Level of Need

Disabled person at risk unless alterations are carried out. Alterations would facilitate discharge from hospital and/or alleviate the need for hospitalisation in the future. Applicants with terminal illness or presenting with a rapid progression of a degenerative condition.

Priority 2 – Moderate Level of Need

Without the alterations the disabled persons ability to function independently would be severely hindered.  

Priority 3 – Reduced Level of Need

The alterations would enhance the disabled persons quality of life/living conditions.