Fine Gael TD Padraic McCormack has slammed what he says is a "scandalous situation" in relation to the Government's allocation of housing repair grants for the year.

Padraic McCormack.

Deputy McCormack said the Government should abolish the housing repair scheme rather than having people go through a long application procedure and then finding out that no funding is available.

"The Government would be as well now to abolish these schemes rather than now having people make an application, having their applications assessed, having medical officers and engineers calling out and assessing applications and the eligibility for them and then finding out that no funding is available.

"It would be more honest on behalf of the Government if they simply announced that the schemes had been abandoned because the finance has not been provided as a result of Government's mismanagement of finances over the last number of years," said Deputy McCormack.

However, a spokesperson for Galway City Council refuted the accusation that no funding had been provided.

"There are three different grants – the mobility aid grant, the housing adaptation grant and the housing aid for the elderly grant. Galway City Council was allocated over €1 million for this year and that money is spent. However, we are still taking applications and people will get the money next year if they are eligible," she said.

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