Fergal Browne (Fine Gael)

I see a potential difficulty in the case of nursing homes changing hands. The patient might be there during the tenures of both owners and be caught in the crossfire. Perhaps the HSE might give special consideration to that scenario. In the case of a nursing home being taken over, there might be a delay in eliciting a tax clearance certificate from the new owners. The bottom line is that patients should not be caught in the crossfire. I envisage a problem since businesses changing hands can be quite traumatic and cumbersome.