asked the Minister for the Environment when a solid conversion fuel grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Galway.

There is no record in my Department of the receipt of an application for a solid fuel grant from the person named.

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asked the Minister for the Environment when a solid fuel conversion grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Galway.

There is no record in my Department of the receipt of an application for a solid fuel grant from the person named. There is, however, an application from a person with the same surname and address but a different Christian name, which may be the one in question.

This application was rejected on 19 March 1980 because it was received in my Department on 7 February 1980, that is after 1 February 1980, the final date for the receipt of completed applications. Irrespective of its late receipt, the application would have had to be rejected as the house already possessed a solid fuel appliance for water heating.

The remaining questions will appear on tomorrow's Order Paper.