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Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (12 Jun 2024)

Mary Butler: Sections 20 to 33, inclusive, are all technical amendments to the Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act for more complete cross-reference. I wish to flag that section 21 is to amend or extend the family successor to include first cousins, great-nephews, great-nieces and great-grandchildren. I will introduce an amendment on Report Stage to include various levels of cousins to make sure that a...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (12 Jun 2024)

Denis Naughten: I apologise. I am running between committees and the House.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (12 Jun 2024)

Denis Naughten: I want to ask one question about the definition of "relation". As the Minister of State will know, we have been dealing with a number of cases regarding the nearest living next of kin who are beyond first cousins. The legislation, as currently drafted and presented on Second Stage, only facilitates accommodating the transfer of land to first cousins. That provision is insufficient to deal...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (12 Jun 2024)

Mary Butler: Over the last 12 to 18 months, there has been constant interaction between Deputy Naughten and me on this issue, which is an important unintended consequence of the legislation that was moved. When the legislation was drafted it included a reference to a first cousin, great-nephews, great-nieces and great-grandchildren. I discovered very quickly that a person's first cousin could be the...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (12 Jun 2024)

Mary Butler: I will table the amendment on Report Stage. The provision was suggested by Deputy Cahill as well because he had come across similar cases. In order for a farmer, landowner or business owner to avail of the three-year cap, he or she must appoint a successor. The successor must be a member of his or her family. The successor does not have to be the person who will benefit from the...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (12 Jun 2024)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Minister of State. I appreciate that.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (12 Jun 2024)

Mary Butler: I honestly do not know. I suppose anybody can inherit if a property is left to them in a will. The new provision concerns appointing a successor to manage the holdings while a person is in a nursing home. First cousins, great-nieces, great-nephews and great grandchildren were the only persons included in the legislation whereas previously the provision had been more limited.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (12 Jun 2024)

Denis Naughten: To clarify, the tax code does not change in relation to this matter. People will still be treated as non-relatives under the tax code.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (12 Jun 2024)

Mary Butler: Yes.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (12 Jun 2024)

Denis Naughten: Whether you are urban or rural, you would be treated the same. The difficulty is that we have people who cannot go into nursing homes, or people who are in nursing homes and their successors are farming the land and paying out from the income from the land in order to keep them in nursing homes, which was never the intention of this legislation. It is a small cohort of people but it is...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (12 Jun 2024)

Mary Butler: I agree wholeheartedly with the Deputy. It was an unintended consequence of the legislation introduced two years ago but this will rectify it.

Select Committee on Health: Message to Dáil (12 Jun 2024)

Mary Butler: I thank the Deputies for their views and look forward to working with them on progressing this legislation through the Dáil as quickly as possible.

Select Committee on Health: Message to Dáil (12 Jun 2024)

Mary Butler: They have flagged the amendments.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Impact of Single Means Test and Experience of Universal Credit System in the United Kingdom: Discussion (12 Jun 2024)

Denis Naughten: Members who participate in the meeting remotely are required to do so from within the Leinster House precincts only. I welcome the witnesses. Before I start I wish to explain some limitations to parliamentary privilege and the practice of the Houses as regards references they may make to another person in their evidence. The evidence of witnesses physically present or who give evidence...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Impact of Single Means Test and Experience of Universal Credit System in the United Kingdom: Discussion (12 Jun 2024)

Denis Naughten: I thank Professor Millar. I now invite Ms Bennett to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Impact of Single Means Test and Experience of Universal Credit System in the United Kingdom: Discussion (12 Jun 2024)

Denis Naughten: Does Deputy Ó Cuív wish to contribute again?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Impact of Single Means Test and Experience of Universal Credit System in the United Kingdom: Discussion (12 Jun 2024)

Denis Naughten: I thank Deputy Ó Cuiv. If someone wants to come in please use the raised hand icon. Ms Bennett raised her hand so I will let her in first, and then Professor Millar.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Impact of Single Means Test and Experience of Universal Credit System in the United Kingdom: Discussion (12 Jun 2024)

Denis Naughten: One final question from Deputy Ó Cuiv.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Impact of Single Means Test and Experience of Universal Credit System in the United Kingdom: Discussion (12 Jun 2024)

Denis Naughten: While the witnesses are thinking about that point, I will ask a question. They have experience of looking at the evidence and models in different countries. There are two things that the committee is anxious to try to do, either through this mechanism or other mechanisms. One is to try to maximise the uptake rates for those people who are eligible. Are there any good tools that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Impact of Single Means Test and Experience of Universal Credit System in the United Kingdom: Discussion (12 Jun 2024)

Denis Naughten: I thank the witnesses for giving us their time this morning, for furnishing us with opening statements and for giving us their perspective on the questions that have been raised by members. It was very useful to get a different and broader perspective in regard to the issues and challenges that we are facing in this country. I thank them sincerely for their input this morning. That...