Minister for Housing and Urban Development, Damien English, TD has today (4 May, 2018) announced that €66.25 million will be made available in 2018 for Housing Adaptations for Older People and People with a Disability living in private houses. This investment will facilitate changes needed to make homes suitable for a person with a physical, sensory/intellectual disability or mental health difficulty, to enable older people and people with disabilities to remain living independently in their own homes for longer and also to facilitate early return from hospital.