Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 June 2016
440. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the amount of loans that participants, their estates or next-of-kin have repaid under the nursing home support - fair deal - scheme in each of the years 2009 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18407/16]
View answerUnder the Nursing Homes Support Scheme, where an applicant's assets include land and property in the State, the 7.5% contribution based on such assets may be deferred and collected from his or her estate after his or her death.
Under Section 26(2)(b) of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009 the Revenue Commissioners are the appointed agents for the State in the collection of the repayable monies under the loan element of the Scheme. The Revenue Commissioners and the HSE work together in the calculation of amounts due to be repaid to the State.
The Revenue Commissioners have advised the HSE that the amounts repaid to the State from 2009 to end April 2016 are as follows:
|
Year |
2009-2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
|
Amount |
€1,417,502 |
€4,592,789 |
€5,902,913 |
€8,293,435 |
€12,006,089 |
€4,148,682 |
The loan can be repaid at any time but will ultimately fall due for repayment upon the applicant's death.
