Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 198: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to repayments to residents of public funded long-stay care homes for a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if payment will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4565/06]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The general rules and policies relating to the national repayment scheme, which have been set out in responses to previous parliamentary questions, can be made available to the Deputy if he requires them. The draft heads of a repayment scheme Bill were submitted to the Government in December and were approved. The draft heads have now been submitted to Office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel for drafting. I intend to have the Bill published in the current parliamentary session and to have repayments commencing shortly after the Bill is approved and signed into law. As the Health Service Executive is responsible for administering the scheme, inquiries relating to individual cases are referred to its parliamentary affairs division. The Department of Health and Children has asked the HSE to arrange to have the matter investigated and for a reply to issue directly to the Deputy.