Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 November 2025
33. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding being provided for housing adaptation grants in 2025 and the allocation for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65541/25]
View answer77. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the local authorities that have underspent their housing adaptation grant allocation; the local authorities that have had their funding increased under the redistribution of the underspends in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65664/25]
View answer503. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there has been any increase in the housing adaption grants in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66549/25]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 33, 77 and 503 together.
My Department provides funding under the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and Disabled People, to assist those in private houses to make their accommodation more suitable for their needs. The suite of grants, which include the Housing Adaptation Grant for Disabled People, the Mobility Aids Grant and the Housing Aid for Older People Grant, are funded by my Department with a contribution from the local authority. The detailed administration of the scheme including assessment, approval, prioritisation and apportionment is the responsibility of local authorities.
Details of initial annual allocations and subsequent local authority drawdown for 2024, including where additional funding had been sanctioned or where allocations have been underspent, can be found on my Department's website at the following link:
www.gov.ie/en/department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage/collections/other-local-authority-housing-scheme-statistics/
The Exchequer funding available for these grants in 2025 has been increased substantially by €25 million to €99.5 million, or over €117 million when accounting for the local authority contribution.
My Department works closely with local authorities to monitor spend and to achieve a full drawdown of available funding. This means that any underspends that arise on the part of any local authority can be redistributed to other authorities which have high levels of grant activity and my Department makes every effort to redistribute such funding throughout the year.
To date, almost €5.7 million in estimated underspends has been redistributed to 11 local authorities, who have requested additional funding for 2025, and the information is set out in the following table:
|
Local Authority |
2025 Exchequer Allocation |
Additional Funding Approved |
|
Cavan |
€1,862,107 |
€1,238,554 |
|
Clare |
€2,699,530 |
€285,000 |
|
Donegal |
€3,770,067 |
€1,500,000 |
|
Laois |
€1,861,224 |
€177,251 |
|
Limerick City & County |
€4,390,272 |
€592,511 |
|
Louth |
€2,698,187 |
€150,000 |
|
Monaghan |
€1,625,241 |
€425,000 |
|
Offaly |
€1,846,196 |
€170,000 |
|
Sligo |
€1,786,976 |
€453,670 |
|
Tipperary |
€3,560,739 |
€425,000 |
|
Westmeath |
€2,044,571 |
€275,935 |
|
Total: |
|
€5,692,922 |
My Department continues to process funding claims in respect of the 2025 budget and full details in respect of local authorities not fully expending their 2025 allocation will be available in early 2026.
Budget 2026 provides a further increase of €30 million for the scheme, with almost €130 million available, continuing the year on year increases since 2014.
