Máire Hoctor (Tipperary North, Fianna Fail)

I also met nursing home owners in recent times and I am aware of their concerns. The NTPF is still in the preparatory stages of finalising the forthcoming legislation. We propose to introduce the legislation as soon as possible and expect the advertisement relating to nursing homes to be placed in the near future. I understand people's concerns in that regard. Applications to provide nursing care will be approved in time. Nursing home owners will be obliged to meet a certain standard, of which they will be notified in due course.

As regards the fair deal and people's homes, people remaining and living in their own homes while their loved ones are being cared for should not be concerned. It will only be when a loved one dies that the question of the percentage will become pertinent.

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