Seanad debates

Thursday, 1 February 2007

Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee Stage

 

1:00 pm

Fergal Browne (Fine Gael)

A person may have lived in an area all their life and there could be some family relations in the vicinity. Is that person meant to sell the house and move to a different part of the country which may be affordable but has no family or friend support? What if the person is in their 80s or 90s? It is a difficulty and I am puzzled by it.

The €10,400 figure is equal to the State pension. Am I correct in thinking the Minister for Social and Family Affairs recently announced that people were entitled to earn a certain amount of money per week in addition to the State pension without affecting it?

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