Written answers
Tuesday, 7 June 2011
Department of Health
Nursing Homes Support Scheme
9:00 pm
Tony McLoughlin (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 319: To ask the Minister for Health if emergency funding will be provided for the fair deal nursing home support scheme to enable it continue to accept new beneficiaries while the review of the scheme is taking place. [14320/11]
Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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As the Deputies are aware my colleague, the Minister for Health, Deputy Reilly, sought further information about the level of funding provided for, and the costs drivers impacting on the Fair Deal budget. The main priority was to establish what steps might be taken to allow more people to benefit from the scheme.
A full examination of the funding situation concerning the Scheme, conducted jointly by the Department of Health and the Health Service Executive was completed and submitted to my colleague on Friday 3 June 2011. In this regard he hopes to be in a position to make an announcement regarding the scheme very shortly.
In the meantime, applications for financial support under the scheme will continue to be accepted and processed. However, decisions to grant approval will be subject to the availability of funding.
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