Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021

What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

• Extends three-year cap on nursing home costs to family-owned farms and businesses if a family successor commits to working the asset for six years from appointment.
• Requires Health Service Executive to assess eligibility, appoint family successors, conduct compliance reviews, and recoup relief if conditions are breached during the relevant period.
• Allows people in care to appoint replacements if a family successor dies or becomes unable to work the asset, and permits asset transfers without triggering repayment obligations under certain circumstances.

Stage timeline What do these stages mean?

1. First Stage 33rd Dáil

   17 May 2021
2. Second Stage 33rd Dáil

   18 May 2021
3. Committee Stage 33rd Dáil

   20 May 2021
4. Report Stage 33rd Dáil

   30 Jun 2021
5. Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil

   14 Jul 2021
6. Second Stage 26th Seanad

   14 Jul 2021
7. Committee Stage 26th Seanad

   15 Jul 2021
8. Report Stage 26th Seanad

   16 Jul 2021
9. Fifth Stage 26th Seanad

   16 Jul 2021
10. Enacted

    22 Jul 2021

Debates

• Committee and Remaining Stages 16 Jul 2021 ↗
• Second Stage 15 Jul 2021 ↗
• Report and Final Stages 14 Jul 2021 ↗
• Second Stage (Resumed) 20 May 2021 ↗
• Second Stage (Resumed) 19 May 2021 ↗
• Second Stage 18 May 2021 ↗

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