asked the Minister for the Environment if he is aware that persons (details supplied) in County Wicklow were informed by his Department that they were not living at their present address and that as a result a new house grant would not be made available to them; if he is now aware that this information is not correct; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

It is a condition of the new house grants scheme that the applicants occupy the house on completion as his normal place of residence. In the case referred to, the application was rejected because the inspector reported that when he visited the house in November 1982 the applicant was not in occupation and was information by the occupants that the applicant did not live there. A second inspection in February 1983 confirmed that the house was still occupied by the same family.

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