Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It will be set by me in regulations on their advice but can be reviewed. To ensure there will be no confusion, I do not want this to be mixed up with the nursing homes support scheme and the fair deal scheme. That is not what this is about. The contributions people will make which most of them already make are contributions to the cost of food and utilities. They do not make a contribution to the cost of a community geriatrician who is paid out of general taxation. If a person is in HSE accommodation, accommodation provided on behalf of the HSE or a nursing home, he or she is not making a contribution to the cost of a community geriatrician. There may not be enough of them, but that is not what the contribution is for.