asked the Minister for the Environment the date that a new house grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary who has been living in his new house since July 1980.

The grant was paid on 26 January 1981.

439.

asked the Minister for the Environment the date that a reconstruction grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny whose work was completed 12 months ago.

A reconstruction grant will be paid when an inspection confirms that work is in order for a grant and has been satisfactorily completed. The inspection will be carried out as soon as possible.

440.

asked the Minister for the Environment the date that a reconstruction grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny in respect of work completed 12 months ago.

When evidence of planning permission for the works has been received in my Department, an inspection will be arranged with a view to payment of reconstruction and sewerage grants.

441.

asked the Minister for the Environment the date that a new house grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny.

Arrangements are being made for early payment of the grant. The exact date of payment cannot be specified.

442.

asked the Minister for the Environment the exact date that a reconstruction grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny.

The grant will be paid very shortly.

443.

asked the Minister for the Environment when a new house grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Meath in resepect of his new house at Grange, Edenderry, County Kildare in which he is living.

The grant was paid on 16 December 1980.

444.

asked the Minister for the Environment if he is aware of the long delay to date in paying a new house grant to a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; why it was intimated that the grant would not be paid before Christmas 1980; and if he will now consider this matter with a view to immediate payment.

There was no undue delay in dealing with this case in my Department. The grant was paid on 14 January 1981.

445.

asked the Minister for the Environment the reason for the delay in the payment of a new house grant to a person (details supplied) in south-west Cork; and whether arrangements can now be made for payment.

There is no record in my Department of an application for a new house grant from the person named, but there is a record of applications for reconstruction and water and sewerage grants. The grants will be paid very shortly. Any delay in dealing with the case has been due to the huge number of applications being processed in my Department.