Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 395: To ask the Minister for Health and Children his plans to extend the nursing home repayment scheme to medical card holders who were in private care homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6532/11]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The nursing home repayments scheme is a statutory scheme which was established on foot of the Health (Repayments Scheme) Act 2006. It provided for the repayment of "recoverable health charges" – essentially charges which were imposed in respect of public nursing home care – and has expired at this stage - the closing date for receipt of applications under the scheme was 31 December 2007.