Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)

I am not able to give the Deputy any comfort or expectation. I recently met a nursing home owner who, having cared for an elderly gentleman for a number of years without payment, lived on the expectation that, on the death of the said individual, the nursing home would be able to reclaim its charges. The home owner later discovered, however, that the person in question left his farm and property to an animal welfare organisation, if memory serves me correctly. I cannot legislate for expectation.

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