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

The grant will be paid within the next few weeks.

38.

asked the Minister for the Environment if approval for a house improvement grant will be granted to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3.

The grant will be approved when evidence of planning premission is submitted to my Department.

39.

asked the Minister for the Environment if the application for a tenant-purchaser grant of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1 will be approved; the application having been submitted since 19 February this year.

41.

asked the Minister for the Environment when a £5,000 tenant purchase grant will issue to persons (details supplied) in Dublin 17.

42.

asked the Minister for the Environment when a £5,000 tenant purchase grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 17.

43.

asked the Minister for the Environment when a £5,000 tenant purchase grant will be paid to persons (details supplied) in Dublin 17 whose house was inspected three weeks ago.

44.

asked the Minister for the Environment when a £5,000 tenant purchase grant will be paid to persons (details supplied) in Dublin 17 whose present dwelling has been inspected a fortnight ago.

45.

asked the Minister for the Environment when a £5,000 tenant purchase grant will be paid to persons (details supplied) in Dublin 17.

46.

asked the Minister for the Environment when a £5,000 tenant purchase grant will be paid to persons (details supplied) in Ballymun, Dublin 11; and if he will confirm that this grant will be paid.

49.

asked the Minister for the Environment if the application for a tenant-purchaser grant of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 will be approved as the contract for the purchase of the house has already been signed.

61.

asked the Minister for the Environment if a person (details supplied) in County Waterford will receive payment of a local authority house surrender grant.

62.

asked the Minister for the Environment if a person (details supplied) in County Waterford will receive payment of a local authority house surrender grant, in view of the hardship of this case.

63.

asked the Minister for the Environment if a person (details supplied) in County Waterford will receive payment of a local authority house surrender grant, in view of the hardship of this case.

I propose to take Questions Nos. 39, 41 to 46 inclusive, 49, and 61 to 63, inclusive, together.

The handling of applications for the £5,000 surrender grant is a matter for the relevant local authority up to the stage of certification for payment. The appropriate certificates have not been received in my Department in these cases.

40.

asked the Minister for the Environment when a house improvement grant will be paid to persons (details supplied) in Dublin 5 who have purchased a small house in Dublin 8 which is uninhabitable but for which the grant was being sought; and if he will confirm that the grant will be paid.

An inspection will be arranged with a view to the payment of the grant on receipt of notification that work has been completed.

47.

asked the Minister for the Environment when a house improvement grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13 who has obtained approval to proceed with the work.

An inspection will be carried out with a view to the payment of the grant on receipt of notification that work has been completed.

48.

asked the Minister for the Environment when a house improvement grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 17.

An inspection will be carried out with a view to the payment of the grant on receipt of notification that work has been completed.