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

The issue of grant approval will be considered on receipt of certain documentation requested from the applicant. The question of payment does not arise at this stage.

339.

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

Notification of completion of the work has not yet been received.

340.

asked the Minister for the Environment when a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will receive a new house grant and a mortgage subsidy.

A new house grant and mortgage subsidy will be payable if an inspection establishes that the house has been completed and occupied and that all the conditions applying to the grant scheme have been fulfilled. This inspection by appointment will be carried out within the next few weeks.

341.

asked the Minister for the Environment when a house improvement grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11.

There is no record of the receipt of an application for a home improvement grant from the person named.

342.

asked the Minister for the Environment when a house improvement grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9.

As an inspection had not been carried out on or before 27 March 1987 the application has had to be disallowed.

343.

asked the Minister for the Environment when a house improvement grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11.

Notification has not been received that work on the extension has been completed.

344.

asked the Minister for the Environment if a house improvement grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9.

As an inspection had not being carried out on or before the 27 March 1987 the application has had to be disallowed.

345.

asked the Minister for the Environment when a builders housing grant will be paid to persons (details supplied) in Dublin 9.

The receipt of additional documentation requested from the applicant is awaited.

346.

asked the Minister for the Environment when a builders housing grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9.

Payment of the £2,250 new house grant will be made to the builder in two equal instalments during 1988.

348.

asked the Minister for the Environment when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive the third payment of a mortgage subsidy.

The third instalment of the mortgage subsidy has been paid.

349.

asked the Minister for the Environment when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive the first payment of a mortgage subsidy.

The first instalment of the mortgage subsidy will be paid within the next few weeks.

350.

asked the Minister for the Environment when a builders housing grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9.

A decision as to whether the applicant is eligible for a £2,250 new house grant must await the receipt of additional documentation recently requested from the applicant.

351.

asked the Minister for the Environment when a £2,250 builders housing grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11.

The receipt of additional documentation recently requested from the applicant is awaited.

352.

asked the Minister for the Environment when a house improvement grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford for which no prior inspection was needed.

Notification of completion of work has not yet been received.

353.

asked the Minister for the Environment the reason for the delay in processing the house improvement grant of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and when payment will be made.

There has been no delay in this case. Evidence of planning permission for the proposed works was requested from the applicant in July 1985 and was not received in the Department until 24 February 1987. Grants amounting to £1,600 have been approved under the 1981 house improvement grants scheme in respect of sewerage, bathroom, bedroom and necessary repairs. On receipt of notification of completion of works, an inspection will be arranged with view to payment of the grants as approved.

The approval of a grant under the 1985 scheme does not arise as the applicant's income tax number, which was requested on 13 February 1987 on receipt of a further grant application, was not received in the Department until 26 March, 1987 and the necessary prior inspection could not, accordingly, have been carried out by 27 March 1987.

354.

asked the Minister for the Environment when persons (details supplied) in County Clare will have a final inspection carried out and payment of a house improvement grant made.

An inspection with a view to payment of the grant will be carried out as soon as possible.

355.

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

The payment of a grant will be further considered when the applicant submits certain information requested by the Department.

356.

asked the Minister for the Environment when a person (details supplied) in County Waterford will receive payment of a mortgage subsidy.

The third instalment of the mortgage subsidy will be paid within the next few weeks.

357.

asked the Minister for the Environment when a person (details supplied) in County Waterford will receive payment of a new house grant and a builders grant.

The application in this case is in respect of a £2,000 new house grant and mortgage subsidy and a decision in the matter must await the receipt of additional documentation recently requested from the applicant.

358.

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

A grant cannot be allowed as an inspection of the house had not been carried out on or before 27 March 1987.

359.

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

A grant cannot be allowed as, contrary to a condition of the scheme, a period of seven years had not elapsed since the payment of a previous construction grant in March 1983.