Fergal Browne (Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 9:

In page 13, between lines 32 and 33, to insert the following new subsection:

"(9) In all cases under this section, a full calculation of the amount of the repayment shall be given to an applicant under subsection (2) of this section, before he or she may give his or her written authorisation to the donation.".

This amendment proposes that before a person gives his or her consent to a refund from nursing home charges, he or she will be given a full calculation as to how the figure was arrived at, in order that he or she will be best informed to make a decision in this regard. Hopefully, it might save time from being wasted on appeals in some cases.