Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 72: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position of the new nursing home scheme, A Fair Deal; when she will introduce same; when she envisages the scheme becoming available to the public; if there are problems with its introduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11075/08]

Máire Hoctor (Tipperary North, Fianna Fail)
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The Bill providing for the Fair Deal Scheme is being finalised by the Office of the Attorney General at present. The legislation is complex, demanding careful consideration in the course of drafting. My colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, intends to publish the Bill as soon as possible following finalisation by the Attorney General and Government approval, and to bring the legislation through the Houses of the Oireachtas thereafter. Finally, it is envisaged that the scheme will be made available to the public as soon as all the necessary legal and administrative arrangements are in place.