Health Repayment Scheme.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 September 2007

Wednesday, 26 September 2007

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Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

Ceist:

296 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of applications under the nursing home repayment scheme that have been rejected on the grounds that the patient died prior to the cut-off date of 9 December 1998. [19888/07]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Health and Children (Deputy Mary Harney)

The Health Service Executive which has responsibility for administering the health repayment scheme has informed my Department that to date 962 applications have been rejected on the basis that the patient died prior to the 9th December 1998.