Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 76: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if refunds made to pensioners under the nursing home repayments scheme will impact on current pension entitlements; if pensioners who have already had illegal charges levied on them will not be further penalised by having pensions reduced in this manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17117/05]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The Government recently agreed the key elements of a scheme for the repayment of long-term stay charges. I confirm that, in the case of those who were charged, such repayments will not impact on current pension entitlements and I will make the necessary legislative changes to bring this provision into effect when full details of the repayment scheme have been finalised. The normal means assessment arrangements will continue to apply to those who benefit from repayments to estates.