Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to debate the following matter: As the HSE has stopped the processing of applications and allocations under the fair deal scheme, this has now resulted in a nightmare situation for many nursing homes in the country that were at the point of being constructed. The main banks have pulled all funding for nursing home projects. This is now their policy and is applicable to all projects nationwide; even those which have already received approval but which have not yet got contracts signed. I know of one such project which has been held up and which would have created 150 jobs. We urgently require reassurance that funding will be made available for the provision of nursing homes to care for our elderly population as there is a serious shortage of long-term care beds nationwide.

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