Housing (Gaeltacht) (Amendment) Act, 2001

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Amendment of section 3 (grants in relation to dwelling-houses) of Principal Act.

4.—Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by the substitution for subsection (7) (as amended by section 3(a) of the Act of 1967) of the following:

“(7) The Minister may, in his or her discretion but subject to the Housing (Gaeltacht) Acts, make a grant (in this Act also referred to as a building grant) to a person who—

(a) is not the occupier of a dwelling-house in the Gaeltacht, and

(b) shows to the satisfaction of the Minister that the Irish language is the language habitually used by him or her and, if a family will be living in the proposed dwelling-house concerned, will also be the language habitually used by the family,

towards the cost of the erection of the dwelling-house in the Gaeltacht for occupation by him or her as his or her permanent residence.”,

and

(b) by the insertion after subsection (9) (inserted by section 3(b) of the Act of 1967) of the following:

“(10) (a) Where, on application to the Minister in that behalf in respect of a dwelling-house in the Gaeltacht, the roof of which is a thatched roof, by a person (‘the applicant’) who is—

(i) the owner thereof and who resides in the dwelling-house or elsewhere in the Gaeltacht, or

(ii) the occupier, but not the owner, thereof,

the Minister may, in his or her discretion, but subject to the Housing (Gaeltacht) Acts and in accordance with any regulations made under this section, if he or she is satisfied that—

(I) the roof requires to be repaired or replaced, and

(II) the Irish language is the language habitually used by the applicant and his or her family,

make a grant not exceeding such amount as may be determined under paragraph (b) in respect of the cost of such repair or replacement.

(b) The Minister may, by regulations made with the consent of the Minister for Finance, determine the maximum amount of the grant payable under this section.”.