David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 142: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people on waiting lists for enhanced subvention in the respective Health Service Executive areas; when she will put forward a new scheme for enhanced subvention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31629/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Both the Minister for Health and Children and I are fully committed to introducing the new Nursing Homes Support Scheme in 2009. The Minister for Health and Children, expects to bring the Bill before the Houses of the Oireachtas for debate in this Dáil session. As regards the number of people on waiting lists for enhanced subvention, the Department has asked the Health Service Executive to have this matter investigated and to issue a reply to the Deputy.