Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The reason I want Mr. Burke to send a comparative note is that people will believe that is terrible. I want him to get the figure from the HSE and give me a comparison between the two where somebody participating in the fair deal scheme goes into a nursing home. The person's nursing home accommodation, food and light bills are paid. He or she would not necessarily have the same transport or education requirements. People in a nursing home do not automatically receive a medical card as it is deemed that they are generally being taken care of. They are allowed to keep 15% of their social welfare payment as spending money, or approximately €30. It appears that there is inequality, given that all living costs are covered in the centres, compared with how we treat elderly persons in nursing homes. People might not like me going there-----