Mid-Western fuel scheme funding
Ryan asks whether the Mid-Western Health Board’s proposed allocation for its cheap fuel scheme will be approved. Haughey says the proposal would cost about £250,000 and could not be approved for the 1979–80 season, so existing arrangements should continue.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare if the application from the Mid-Western Health Board for an allocation of £200,000 to extend the cheap fuel scheme will be sanctioned.
Comment on this
Proposals for the introduction of a new fuel scheme in their area were received in my Department from the Mid-Western Health Board at the end of August. The cost was not stated but it was subsequently ascertained that it would be in the region of £250,000. The board were informed that because of the additional cost involved it was not then possible to give approval to the proposal for the 1979-80 heating season and that they should continue to provide heating assistance in their area under their present arrangements.