Housing Act, 1966

Grants by Minister for erection of flats or maisonettes.

18.—(1) The Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance and subject to such regulations as may be made by the Minister for the purposes of this section, make, out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, to a person in respect of the erection of separate, self-contained flats or maisonettes in a building of three or more storeys, a grant of such amount as may be appropriate having regard to subsection (2) of this section if, but only if—

(a) the erection of the building commenced or commences on or after the 1st day of December, 1964, and

(b) the total area of all the floors of the flat or maisonette, as the case may be, when measured in the prescribed manner, is not less than two hundred and fifty square feet.

(2) A grant under this section shall not in relation to each flat or maisonette exceed the appropriate amount specified in the Table hereunder:

TABLE

Amount of Grant

Description of flat or maisonette

Number of rooms in flat or maisonette

1

2

3

4 or more

1. A separate, self-contained flat or maisonette in a building of six or more storeys in which a lift is installed

£

175

£

225

£

275

£

325

2. A separate, self-contained flat or maisonette in a building of three or more storeys other than as described at reference 1 above

125

175

225

275

(3) The Minister shall not make a grant under this section in respect of a flat or maisonette in respect of which a grant has been made under any enactment (including this Act).