Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration

Wednesday, 28 November 2018

Questions (207)

Mick Wallace

Question:

207. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health if he is considering reforms to the fair deal scheme which would ring fence the funds raised by the sale of homes after paying contributions to the scheme after a certain period of years and which would help older persons that sell their homes to avoid handing over the entire sum of the proceeds of the sale of their home to cover their nursing home costs. [49702/18]

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Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Health

My officials are engaging with their counterparts in the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (DHPLG) and are currently examining the issue of vacant homes that arise when an individual enters long term care under the NHSS.

I am not in a position, however, to provide detail on these as discussions are ongoing and any potential proposals have not been finalised.