Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 32:

In page 39, between lines 5 and 6, to insert the following: “24. The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 45A

(inserted by section 23):

"45B.(1) The Executive shall prepare, within 180 days of the Act taking effect, a report containing information in relation to the legislative and policy options available to the State for the reassessment of arrears accumulated as a result of the failure to introduce a 3 year cap on all working assets.

(2) The Executive shall send a copy of the report prepared under subsection (1) to the Minister.

(3) The Minister shall cause a copy of the report prepared under subsection (1) to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas not more than 3 months after it has been prepared.”.”.

This amendment is about the backdating of the period in question. We discussed this in great detail on Committee Stage. Where people have already acquired the three years in the nursing home, there should not be a liability for any further period beyond that. We have tabled this amendment for that purpose.

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