Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 112: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will provide all the necessary information her Department has for persons to make a claim under the national repayments scheme for nursing home charges. [9089/05]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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My Department is studying the Supreme Court judgment on repayment of charges for publicly-funded long-term residential care in detail and will take on board all the consequences for policy and law arising from the judgment. A special Cabinet sub-committee comprising the Taoiseach, Deputy Bertie Ahern, the Minister for Finance, Deputy Cowen, the Attorney General, Mr. Brady, and myself has been established to consider the issue of repayment in light of the judgment. Full details of a repayment scheme will be announced as soon as possible and it is the intention to make repayments as automatic as possible.

Any person who considers that he or she or a family member may be eligible for repayment may register his or her interest in advance with the Health Service Executive, by writing to the National Refund Scheme, HSE Midland Area, Arden Road, Tullamore, County Offaly; or by e-mail to refundscheme@mailq.hse.ie; or by calling the helpline 1800 777737 during office hours.