Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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1124. To ask the Minister for Health , further to Parliamentary Question No. 299 of 21 October, if he will outline the process now in place for persons to avail of the three-year cap on farm or business assets; the details of the web link for applications and the required declarations; the address for such requests to be submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53336/21]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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Information on the changes to the scheme resulting from the Nursing Home Support Scheme (Amendment) Act 2021 including who can be a family successor, the process of appointing a family successor and the supporting documents required can be obtained from a local Nursing Homes Support Scheme Office or from www.hse.ie/nhss. Section 5 of the linked webpage outlines the process and the statutory declaration which needs to accompany each application.

The National Nursing Homes Support Scheme Office has also written to recipients of Fair Deal funding to outline the changes. In addition they have also held information webinars for nursing home staff, hospital and community staff, older person representative organisations and key stakeholders.

Farm and business owners need to apply to the scheme if they want their farm or business to be included in the three-year cap. Application forms and statutory declaration forms can be downloaded directly from the HSE website or they can be obtained from a local Nursing Homes Support Scheme Office, which can also advise people on how to fill in the form and the documents required to accompany an application.

Completed application forms should be sent to the local Nursing Homes Support Scheme Office.