Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 13 November 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion

Photo of Margaret Murphy O'MahonyMargaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the witnesses and thank them for coming in. I will talk to Mr. Redmond first. I commend the work done by my constituency colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Jim Daly, and the Department of Health. Why is it taking so long? Mr. Redmond mentioned it at the start. There have been a couple of announcements. The impression was given that this was a done deal, if the witnesses will excuse the pun, and we were all systems go. Farmers' lives are on hold. I know of many families who are holding off on making a decision about their future, waiting for this Bill to pass. Why is it taking so long?

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