Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 7:

In page 39, between lines 5 and 6, to insert the following:

“24. The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 45A (inserted by section 23):

“45B. (1)The Executive shall prepare, within a year of the Act taking effect, a report containing information in relation to—

(a) the legislative and policy options available to the State for the reassessment of rental income for those in receipt of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme in order to incentivise the letting of these homes, and

(b) an assessment of the likely impact of these options on the operation of the Scheme and the letting of vacant properties.

(2) The Executive shall send a copy of the report prepared under subsection (1) to the Minister within three months of the provisions of the subsection taking effect.

(3) The Minister shall cause a copy of the report prepared under subsection (1) to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas not more than three months after it has been prepared.”.”.