Written answers

Thursday, 2 October 2008

Department of Health and Children

Nursing Home Subventions

5:00 pm

Photo of Richard BrutonRichard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 155: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if changes in the general terms of the fair deal scheme as issued in 2007 are envisaged as a result of the detailed work that has had to be undertaken in the past few months; and the changes that are to be made. [33197/08]

Photo of Máire HoctorMáire Hoctor (Tipperary North, Fianna Fail)
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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 expects to publish the Bill within the next two weeks or so and to bring it before the Houses of the Oireachtas for debate in this Dáil session. The legislation required in order to introduce the Scheme is complex and has involved careful drafting in order to ensure that the interests of older people requiring residential care are fully protected. However, despite the delay, the principles of the scheme remain the same as originally announced.

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