Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 14 June 2018
Public Accounts Committee
Engagement with Nursing Homes Ireland
9:00 am
Mr. Tadhg Daly:
Yes. That is the point I was making in my opening statement. Under the regulations, nursing homes are obliged to provide a range of activities and services for residents to ensure their quality of life. However, these matters are expressly excluded under the fair deal scheme. That is the disconnect. On the one hand, an arm of the State has sets standards, with which we agree and support, for the provision of a range of facilities and services, while, on the other, a different arm of the State has not included these matters in the fair deal scheme. That is where the element of charges arises.
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