Housing (Gaeltacht) Act, 1929

Grants in relation to poultry-houses.

4.—(1) Where a dwelling-house in the Gaeltacht either—

(a) is not provided with any accommodation ancillary thereto for domestic poultry, or

(b) is provided with accommodation ancillary thereto for domestic poultry, but such accommodation is, in the opinion of the Minister, wholly unsuitable or insufficient,

the Minister may, subject to the provisions of this Act and regulations made by the Minister thereunder, make to the occupier of such dwelling-house a grant (in this Act referred to as a poultry-house building grant) towards the erection of accommodation for domestic poultry, ancillary to such dwelling-house and, where any such accommodation already exists, in substitution therefor.

(2) Where the accommodation for domestic poultry ancillary to a dwelling-house in the Gaeltacht is, in the opinion of the Minister, unsuitable or insufficient, and the Minister is satisfied that the state of any structure providing such accommodation is such that the expense of improvement can be economically incurred, the Minister may, subject to the provisions of this Act and regulations made by the Minister thereunder, make to the occupier of such dwelling-house a grant (in this Act referred to as a poultry-house improving grant) towards the improvement or extension of such accommodation.

(3) Where a building grant has been sanctioned under this Act, the Minister may, subject to the provisions of this Act and regulations made by the Minister thereunder, make to the person to whom such building grant has been sanctioned either a grant (in this Act included in the expression poultry-house building grant) towards the erection of accommodation for domestic poultry or a grant (in this Act included in the expression poultry-house improving grant) towards the improvement or extension of accommodation for domestic poultry, ancillary to the dwelling-house towards the erection of which such building grant was sanctioned.