Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 October 2007
149 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount of money that has been paid out to date in refunds under the nursing home repayment scheme; the amount due to be repaid currently; the number of applications made to date for a refund; the number of those applications that have been accepted; the number that have been rejected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25550/07]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Health Service Executive (HSE) has responsibility for administering the health repayment scheme in conjunction with the appointed scheme administrator KPMG/McCann Fitzgerald.
The HSE has informed my Department that since the commencement of the scheme over 30,000 claims have been received and to date over 3,800 payments totalling over €77.3m have issued while 6,375 offers of repayment totalling over €119.8m have been made. The HSE have also informed my Department that over 3,183 applications have been rejected up to 12 Oct 2007.
Based on the projected level of repayments to be completed by the scheme administrator in 2007, an allocation of €150m will be provided for the scheme in the estimates for 2008. All eligible applications received prior to the closing date will be repaid in full and an appropriate provision will be made as necessary to meet any costs arising under the scheme.
