Áine Brady (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)

The amendment, which has been disallowed, proposes to delete subsection (11), which states that a care needs assessment shall not be construed as conferring an entitlement to services. The inclusion of the subsection is considered important by the Attorney General because it supports section 5, which stipulates that the scheme is resource capped. The resource cap is a key feature of the scheme and any amendment would have serious financial consequences. For that reason, I am not in a position to accept amendment No. 16.