Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)

I support the intent of the amendment. We all know of cases in which an elderly person without family members moved away from the county or even the province and was not in a position to think about notifying the Department. There are other cases in which people are so traumatised by the elderly relative leaving the home to go into nursing home care, probably for some considerable time, that they forget to notify the Department. If the person is in a nursing home for a month, the chances are he or she will be there for the rest of his or her days. The intent of the amendment is intelligent and is certainly worthy of consideration.

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