Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)
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Question 56: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the names of relatives of deceased residents who receive repayments for illegal nursing home charges are automatically passed on to the Revenue Commissioners for scrutiny to see if any tax liability arises. [28434/05]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Government has agreed the key elements of a scheme for the repayment of long stay charges for publicly funded residential care. However, full details of the scheme have yet to be finalised.

Officials from my Department are currently in discussion with both the Department of Finance and the Revenue Commissioners in relation to repayments to be made under this scheme including any tax liability issues.