James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Question 282: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the new nursing home scheme Fair Deal will become operational in particular in the Dublin area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36096/07]

Máire Hoctor (Tipperary North, Fianna Fail)
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The Bill providing for the Fair Deal Scheme is at an advanced stage and being finalised by the Office of the Attorney General at present. The Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney, T.D. proposes to publish the Bill as soon as possible following Government approval.

It is intended to introduce the scheme on a national basis once the necessary legal and administrative arrangements are in place.