(Cavan-Monaghan): asked the Minister for the Environment if a person (details supplied) in County Cavan is an applicant for a home improvement grant; the date on which he applied; if the file has been referred for inspection as indicated in his statement of 26 January 1978; the result of the inspection; the reason for the delay in making payment; and when the grant will be paid.

My Department have no record of an application from the person named. However, an application for a house improvement grant was received on 12 November 1976 from a person of the same address but with a different Christian name and presumably this is the case to which the question refers. In that case a grant of £200 was allocated in February 1977. I can confirm that the file in this case had gone for inspection as the Deputy was informed on 26 January 1978. Following the inspection, the grant was revised to £600 since the work had not commenced. The applicant was so informed on 23 May 1978. The grant will be paid when an inspection establishes that work has been satisfactory completed and is in order for payment. The inspection will be arranged when the applicant notifies the Department that work is complete.

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