Clare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party)
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Question 81: To ask the Minister for Health and Children with regard to the fair deal scheme, if he will provide the exact amount paid out by the Health Service Executive to private nursing homes since the beginning of the scheme; the exact amount received from elderly persons in receipt of the State aid in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13408/11]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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The HSE has paid over €740 million to private nursing homes between October 2009 and April 2011. This includes payments in respect of contract beds and subvention. In addition, private nursing home residents who are in receipt of financial support under the Nursing Homes Support Scheme pay their contribution to the cost of care directly to the private nursing home. During the same period, the HSE has taken in over €96 million in resident contributions from individuals in public nursing homes.