Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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I welcome our guests and wish Mr. Gloster the best of luck in his new role. I look forward to working with him, as I have done as a member of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. Staying on the topic of the NTPF, today, I read about 70 patients in a Cork nursing home who are facing an uncertain future, after being informed that the nursing home is opting out of the fair deal scheme. This development was associated with the extreme financial pressures due to State supports. The NTPF was blamed for the decision to withdraw from the fair deal scheme, owing to the gap between funding provided and the actual cost of care. Perhaps the witnesses can provide us with an understanding of the HSE's response to the growing number of nursing homes opting out of the fair deal scheme due to financial pressures. Is that something the HSE is concerned about?