Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 13 November 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion

Mr. Joe Healy:

I say that in jest. The Deputy's point is well made, as were the points made by all the other speakers. I have repeated our asks. They are simple and straightforward for a number of reasons. We have given examples, and Deputy Naughten repeated them, of the rules that apply in other Departments and parts of Government. We look at the inequity of excluding farmers who lease their lands when it is a measure recommended by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in a number of other areas, as I outlined in my opening statement. From a Government point of view, we need to see consistency through the different Departments. If consistency were applied, it would solve many of the problems we have been discussing.

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