Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail)

In regard to the modus operandi of this scheme, in the case of the Sacred Heart Hospital in Roscommon, the staff have the records of the patients there and will have to give a breakdown of the patients who were there, when they were there, their eligibility to qualify for payment under the scheme and to whom the money refunded should be paid. When repayments are made I hope the recipients will have an opportunity to spend and enjoy it.

I may have strayed from the issue, but I am speaking on the section and I hope the Acting Chairman will allow me to make this point. In large nursing homes there is not a common room, a canteen where one could have a refreshment, or a shop where one could buy a daily, weekly or local newspaper, or a drink. I know the Acting Chairman may rule out of order the point I am making.