Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)

One of the amendments arose because many nursing home owners and administrators were concerned that, with the poor track record of the Department of Health and Children and the Health Service Executive, HSE, they would not be able to draw down the funding necessary to keep their operations going. The Minister of State said that because the block grant would be paid monthly, there was less chance there would be a problem. What would happen if the HSE could not come up with the money for the homes?

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