Nursing homes support scheme amendment
Deputy Canney asked when the promised amendment Bill would come forward and whether it would be backdated to 2019 to protect family farms and businesses. The Tánaiste said it was nearly ready and should be before the Houses soon, but retrospective provision was unlikely.
I wish to ask about the nursing homes support scheme (amendment) Bill. When can we expect that legislation to come before the House? Will it be backdated to when the Bill was introduced in 2019? The Bill seeks to protect family farms and family businesses and to cap their obligations under the scheme to three years.
Comment on this
I do not have an exact date but I am told it is almost ready and that it will be before the Houses in the very near future. Hopefully, that means it will be enacted by the summer recess, if not before. I do not know whether it is going to be retrospective. In general, unfortunately, legislation like that cannot be, but it will be important to get it done.