Phil Prendergast (Labour)

I move amendment No. 1:

1. In page 6, before section 3, but in Part 2, to insert the following new section:

3.—The Minister shall as soon as may be after the passing of this Act prepare and lay before both Houses of the Oireachtas a report on the implications of new control measures to make it compulsory for a registered nursing home (public and private) to notify the Department if a person is resident with them for a month or more.".

I welcome the Minister. She would already be aware that we have had cases where an older person has been admitted to a nursing home but continues to receive a household benefit package and fuel allowance long after he or she has left the home. Currently, the issue is left to the person or his or her family to deal with when it would be the last thing on their mind.