25.—(1) For the purposes of section 8(2)(b) or (c), the Authority may pay such sums of money as it considers appropriate to such persons as it considers appropriate out of moneys advanced to it—

(a) under section 24,

(b) by a State Authority,

(c) by a local authority,

(d) by a regional authority,

(e) by any other person, or

(f) in connection with a scheme to which section 26 applies.

(2) In this section—

“local authority” has the same meaning as it has in the Local Government Act 2001;

“regional authority” has the meaning assigned to it by section 43(1) of the Local Government Act 1991; and

“State Authority” means—

(a) a Minister of the Government, or

(b) the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland.