asked the Minister for the Environment when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be paid her house improvement grant, as the inspector was due to call in November 1985.

The grant will be paid within a few weeks.

38.

asked the Minister for the Environment when a person (details supplied) in county Clare will receive his reconstruction grant.

An inspection will be carried out within a few weeks with a view to payment of a grant.

39.

asked the Minister for the Environment if he will arrange for a revised inspection of work to be carried out by a person (details supplied) in County Offaly for a home improvement grant, who has been approved for a grant of £1,900 for a job which is estimated to cost £4,500, with a view to increasing the grant aid under the scheme to two-thirds of the estimated cost.

In accordance with practice down the years the amounts of house improvement grants are determined by reference to standard costings used by inspectors and are not based on builders' estimates. The grant of £1,930 allocated in this case represents two-thirds of the approved cost as estimated by the inspector. In the circumstances the question of a further inspection does not arise.

40.

asked the Minister for the Environment when payment of a home improvement grant will now be made to a person (details supplied) in County Offaly.

This grant will be paid within the next few weeks.

41.

asked the Minister for the Environment when a final inspection will be carried out and payment of a grant will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Offaly who has applied for a house improvement grant.

A final inspection with a view to payment of the grant will be arranged within the next few weeks.

42.

asked the Minister for the Environment when a final inspection will take place and when payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford of a house improvement grant.

Payment of the grant will be arranged within the next few weeks.

43.

asked the Minister for the Environment when written approval for a house improvement grant will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford.

The required waiting period of seven years has not elapsed since payment of previous reconstruction grant in respect of the particular house in April 1980. Accordingly, a grant cannot be approved at this stage. However, the applicant has been advised that, subject to the proposed works being deferred in the meantime, he may renew his application when the waiting period expires.

44.

asked the Minister for the Environment when written approval will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford who has a house improvement grant application with his Department.

A maximum grant of £2,000 has been approved in this case in respect of the building of a kitchen extension and the applicant was so informed on 10 June 1986.

45.

asked the Minister for the Environment when a house improvement grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Offaly.

This grant has been paid.

46.

asked the Minister for the Environment if he arranged for the payment of a house improvement grant to a person (details supplied) in County Offaly.

The applicant has recently been asked to clarify certain details relating to the carrying out of the work and his reply is awaited.

47.

asked the Minister for the Environment if he will arrange a house improvement grant inspection on behalf of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly.

An inspection with a view to the approval of a grant will be carried out within the next few weeks.

48.

asked the Minister for the Environment if he will arrange for payment of a house improvement grant to a person (details supplied) in County Offaly.

This grant will be paid within the next few weeks.

49.

asked the Minister for the Environment when a decision will be made on the House improvement grant application of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow.

Notification has issued to the applicant authorising her to proceed with the work in respect of which her application was made subject to the conditions of the grant scheme (other than the prior inspection requirement) applicable when she applied for the grant.

50.

asked the Minister for the Environment if he will arrange to pay a mortgage interest subsidy to a person (details supplied) in County Cork.

The second instalment of the mortgage subsidy will be paid within the next two weeks.

51.

asked the Minister for the Environment when an inspection will be carried out in respect of the application by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick for a home improvement grant.

An inspection will be carried out within a few weeks with a view to the approval of a grant.

52.

asked the Minister for the Environment the reason for the delay in inspecting the premises of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick, in respect of her application for a home improvement grant.

There has been no undue delay in this case. An inspection will be carried out within a few weeks with a view to approval of a grant.

53.

asked the Minister for the Environment when a home improvement grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick, whose application was approved and who has submitted details of the completed work.

There is no record of the receipt in my Department of an application for a house improvement grant from the person named. There is, however, an application from a person with a different Christian name from a broadly similar address. In that case a final inspection has been arranged with a view to payment of a grant.

54.

asked the Minister for the Environment if he will specify the houses in Oakwood Grove, Clonburris, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, that will qualify for the site subsidy grant; when these grants will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter indicating whether grants will be paid to occupiers at present in possession of qualified houses, rather than original users who are no longer interested in the properties concerned.

55.

asked the Minister for the Environment if he will specify the houses and estates in County Dublin that do or may qualify for the housing site grant subsidy scheme; and when such site subsidies will be paid in each particular case.

I propose to take Questions Nos. 54 and 55 together. On the basis of the council's subsidy claim and revised information submitted in respect of a number of small builders' schemes, the following appear to qualify for subsidy from my Department:

Small Builders Schemes

Bawnogues A and B,

Clonburris, Clondalkin,

Moreen, Sandyford,

St. Catherines Rush (58 sites),

Rivermead Park, Toberburr,

Shanganagh Cliffs,

Balrothery, Tallaght,

Limekiln Farm, Walkinstown,

Beechlawn, Ballinteer,

Smithsfield, Portrane, Stage II.

Private Sites

Hillview, Cabinteely,

Coolmine, Clonsilla,

Martin Savage Park, Ashtown,

Bath Road, Balbriggan,

Flemington, Balbriggan (12 sites)

Flemington, Balbriggan (33 sites)

Kenure Park, Rush (10 sites).

Details of the individual sites which qualify for subsidy within the above schemes are not available in my Department.

Payment of the subsidy to eligible purchasers is a matter for Dublin County Council who have been asked to make early arrangements to make any outstanding payments. The subsidy is payable only to the initial eligible purchasers of the sites.