Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 23: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the role that will be assigned to the National Treatment Purchase Fund in the implementation of the fair deal proposals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2711/08]

Máire Hoctor (Tipperary North, Fianna Fail)
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Under the new nursing home support scheme, A Fair Deal, the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) will negotiate prices for long-term care with private nursing home owners on behalf of the State. Where nursing homes agree prices for the purposes of the scheme with the NTPF, the NTPF will recommend the homes to the Health Service Executive for inclusion on the list of nursing homes 'approved' for the scheme.

While not a matter for the NTPF, private nursing homes will also have to be registered in order to be 'approved' for the scheme.