Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 December 2009
142 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 158 of 15 October 2009, the value of payments to date; the number of payments which have issued; when repayments will be made in the western region and in the remaining regions; the timetable for the completion of this process; the reclaim procedure for the next of kin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46566/09]
View answerThe task of calculating and preparing payments of interest previously retained on invested patient private property funds by the HSE is continuing. The first payments of interest have now been made in the HSE South in respect of funds invested during 2005. To date interest of €60,900 in total was distributed to 1,120 clients. It is envisaged that payments to clients in the HSE West region will commence in early 2010 and payments to clients in the remaining regions will also commence later in 2010. The HSE is identifying the amount of retained interest due in each individual case and the recipient of each payment from records retained at each of the local care centres. There is no requirement for clients or next of kin to submit an application to receive a payment of retained interest.
