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

239.

asked the Minister for the Environment if a £5,000 surrender grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8.

240.

asked the Minister for the Environment if a £5,000 surrender grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13.

242.

asked the Minister for the Environment if a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be paid a £5,000 local authority house surrender grant; and if not, the reason.

243.

asked the Minister for the Environment if persons (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be paid a £5,000 local authority house surrender grant; and if not, the reason.

292.

asked the Minister for the Environment when payment of a £5,000 local authority house surrender grant will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford.

321.

asked the Minister for the Environment if a local authority house surrender grant will be paid to persons (details supplied) in County Kerry.

347.

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

364.

asked the Minister for the Environment when a house surrender grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

409.

asked the Minister for the Environment when a £5,000 house grant will be paid to persons (details supplied) in County Louth.

471.

asked the Minister for the Environment when a surrender grant will be approved and issued to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10.

473.

asked the Minister for the Environment when approval will issue and when payment will be made in respect of a surrender grant for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 25.

478.

asked the Minister for the Environment when approval will issue and when payment will be made in respect of a surrender grant for an applicant (details supplied) in County Dublin.

I propose to take Questions Nos. 25, 239, 240, 242, 243, 292, 321, 347, 364, 409, 471, 473 and 478 together. Applications for these grants are handled by 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.