Galway Bay FM 7 May 2021 print Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway’s local authorities are to get 1.8 million euro for the Disabled Persons Grant scheme for social housing, and Improvement Works for other housing Galway County Council has been allocated one million euro while Galway City Council has been allocated 800 thousand euro The Minister for Disabilities and Fianna Fáil TD for Galway East, Anne Rabbitte says the works are to be carried out this year The Disabled Persons scheme provides funding for extensions and adaptations to existing social housing stock for older people and people with a disability such as grab rails, disabled access ramps, wet rooms and a downstairs bedroom