Bobby Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I imagine that many of the patients have died in the past 12 years, but the money is still there. Who will get it? Will it be the family? Many legalities must be involved. If a will has been made, that is fine, but if a person dies intestate, the family have a claim. I understand they get the money. Must the HSE divide it up or to whom does it give the money? What about a ward of court who has no family? To where does the money go if his or her family have died and he or she is last in line? What are the legalities involved?