Nursing homes support Bill
Deputy Ó Cuív asks when the long-promised nursing home support scheme amendment Bill will be published. The Taoiseach says it should come later in the session and that he wants outstanding issues resolved so it can proceed.
The programme for legislation was published and lists 30 Bills to be published in this session. That is two a week. It is quite an ambitious target. On 20 July 2015, Review of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme, A Fair Deal, was published. Following that, it was agreed to draw up a Bill, the nursing home support scheme (amendment) Bill. That has been in gestation for five years. It has been promised that it will be published in this session. Can the Taoiseach indicate if that will be in the early or later part of this autumn session of the Dáil in 2020?
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My understanding is that it will be in the later part of this session. I have asked for this Bill to be progressed. It has been committed to for quite a number of years. There seem to be some issues regarding the content and extent of the Bill. I am determined to deal with those issues and get the Bill published and to get it through the House.