Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 110: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the refund of charges unlawfully deducted applies to sheltered accommodation for persons with disabilities, psychiatric hospitals, psychiatric sheltered accommodation in the community; the precise basis for deciding the cases in which refunds are due; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31179/05]

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. All those fully eligible persons who are alive, including those with disability or psychiatric illness, who were illegally charged for publicly-funded, long-term residential care will have the charges repaid in full.

The estates of all those who were so charged and died in the six years prior to 9 December 2004, will have the charges repaid in full. The scheme will not allow for repayments to the estates of those who died more than six years ago.