Frances Black (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 110:

In page 35, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following:

"(g) the extent to which relevant persons have applied but been deemed ineligible for general payments, work-related payments, and the provision of health services without charge, particularly as a result of residency requirements of a minimum number of days spent in a relevant institution;"

Amendment No. 110 specifies that a review of the scheme would have to examine the extent to which relevant persons applied to the scheme but were denied payments as a result of the minimum residency requirements. Once again, this goes back to the points made by my colleague, Senator Higgins, who cannot be with us today, at previous sessions. What we are seeking here is for any review of the scheme to document clearly how many relevant persons, for example, survivors of the homes, applied to the scheme and were denied specifically because of the six-month rule and the three-month rule. It is crucial that this data is collected and that it is considered in future reviews of the scheme. Any reasonable future review of the scheme would remove these residency requirements and include all survivors.