Michael McCarthy (Cork South West, Labour)
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Question 147: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a definite date on which the fair deal scheme will resume; the number of persons covered by the west Cork Health Service Executive local health office area who are waiting to get into the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16859/11]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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The processing of approvals for financial support under the Nursing Homes Support Scheme re-commenced last week. Approvals are being issued to those applicants processed to final stage in the chronological order in which they were received in the Central Office in Tullamore. Approvals are currently being issued to the first 400 of these applicants. Funding is being assigned on a daily basis. There are approximately 700 further applications processed to final stage and now awaiting approval.

With regard to the number of people in the West Cork are who are waiting for financial support under the scheme, this is a service matter and has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.