Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 324: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of claims verified for the repayment of nursing home charges to date; the number of claims received to date; the number of those claims that relate to living persons; the number that relate to the estates of deceased persons; the average repayment to date; the amount paid out; and the number who have subsequently appealed the repayment figure. [20068/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Health Service Executive which has responsibility for administering the health repayment scheme has informed my Department that over 29,000 applications have been received with 11,000 applications on behalf of living claimants and 18,000 applications in respect of the estates of deceased persons. As of 14 September 2007 offers of repayment totalling €112m have been issued in some 5,900 cases. Repayments totalling €66.6m have been made to almost 3,300 applicants. The average repayment is approximately €20,000. The Appeals Office established under the scheme has indicated that 254 notices of intention to appeal the amount of repayment offered have been received.