108 Mr. O'Leary asked the Minister for the Environment if he will re-introduce a scheme of house improvement grants, including grants for the provisions of bathrooms and toilets and for the boring of wells, to enable householders to provide the necessary basic facilities in remote rural areas where there is no public water supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22938/96]

I refer to the replies to Questions No. 158 of 22 October and No. 25 of 13 November 1996 in relation, respectively, to grant assistance towards the provision of water supplies in rural areas and the reintroduction of house improvement grants.