Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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Question 170: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of claims received under the nursing homes repayment scheme; the amount paid out in repayments; if all claims have been settled; the amount paid to outside companies or agencies in respect of administration of the scheme; the companies and the amounts paid in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46740/09]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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The Health Service Executive has responsibility for administering the Health Repayment Scheme in conjunction with the appointed scheme administrator KPMG accountants and McCann Fitzgerald solicitors. A total of 35,300 claims have been received for the scheme. In excess of 35,000 or 99.3 % of all claims have been concluded. To date a total of €420.243 million has been paid to claimants. The remaining claims are being progressed currently and it is expected these will be finalised in the coming weeks.

Since the scheme commenced in 2006, a total of €19.312m has been paid to companies that have been involved with the scheme. A breakdown of payments made to each of the companies is contained in the following table: