Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 9 March 2017
Public Accounts Committee
HSE's Patients' Private Property Accounts 2015
HSE Financial Statement 2015: Note 13 re Fair Deal Scheme
Health Repayments Scheme Donations Fund 2015
9:00 am
Ms Angela Noonan:
The idea, when the fair deal scheme was introduced, was that nobody would have to sell their home to pay for their nursing home care so the three-year cap only applies to the principal private residence, that is, the family home. It does not apply to the farm unless there are specific circumstances, one of which is a sudden illness in the family. In that case, the three-year cap will apply to the farm.
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