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 hope today we can get on a roll and the process will happen very quickly. My colleagues have asked the nitty-gritty questions that I was ready to ask but I ask Mr. Redmond to examine retrospection again. It is very important.

I wish Mr. Healy well as he comes to the end of his tenure and say "well done" on a great few years as he represented the IFA very well. The Teagasc survey indicates that 30% of farmers are over 65. That is a large percentage and it may indicate that people are slow enough to pass assets to children in any event. We cannot blame it all on the delay in the Bill, although we may like to do so. Does the IFA advise farmers on how to do things legally or ease the process of passing on assets?

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