Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Minister should elaborate on what precisely is the Department's thinking in this regard. It is about the abolition of the backdating of the nursing homes support scheme to those who were in care prior to its commencement. The reason I ask is that presumably, at this stage only a handful of people would fall into this category, that is, those who are not in the fair deal scheme at this stage or perhaps would have been in the nursing home subvention scheme.

What is the need for this provision?

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