Liam Twomey (Wexford, Fine Gael)

So amendment No. 9 relates to taking 15% of the value of a house from elderly people going into nursing homes. The Minister of State is saying that this is just to cover the fact that if they are there beyond three years, they will not have 15% of the value of their houses taken from them. Are any of these other amendments related to the fact that the Government plans to take 5% of the value of the house for three consecutive years off everybody who goes into long-term nursing home care from 1 January 2008? Are any of the other amendments related to what we consider to be a death tax on people who need long-term nursing home care?

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