I move amendment No. 16: In page 33, line 32, to delete "or 14H" and substitute ", 14H, 14K or 14L".

I move amendment No. 17: In page 33, line 34, after "14C" to insert "or 14M".

I move amendment No. 18: In page 34, line 9, to delete "or 14H" and substitute ", 14H, 14K or 14L".

I move amendment No. 19: In page 34, line 26, to delete "10 working days" and substitute "20 working days".

I move amendment No. 20: In page 36, line 24, to delete "and".

I move amendment No. 21: In page 36, line 26, to delete “and”.

I move amendment No. 22: In page 36, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following: “(ii) by the insertion of “, in the case of an order made under section 14B(1), the interested person or interested persons, or, in the case of an order made under section 17(2),” after “in the land concerned to which”, and”.

I move amendment No. 23: In page 36, to delete line 28 and substitute the following: “ “section 17(4)”, (c) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (3): “(3) Subsection (2) shall not apply— (a) in the case of an order made under section 14B(1), where all the joint tenants in the joint tenancy concerned are interested persons, or (b) in the case of an order made under section 17(2), where all the joint tenants in the joint tenancy concerned have made a request to the Executive that the ancilla…

I move amendment No. 24: In page 36, lines 31 and 32, after “14I(2)(a)(i),” to insert “14I(6)(a), 14J(1), 14K(2), 14K(8), 14L(2), 14L(9),”.

I move amendment No. 25: In page 36, line 34, after “14I(5),” to insert “14I(6)(b), 14J(1), 14K(9), 14K(10), 14L(10), 14L(11),”.

I move amendment No. 26: In page 36, after line 36, to insert the following: “(a) in subsection (1), by the substitution of “(1A)” for “(2)”, (b) by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (1): “(1A) The Minister may by regulations provide for the arrangements that shall apply in relation to persons who are or were members of a couple where one member of the couple has made an application under section 14A. (1B) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1A), regulations under that subse…

I move amendment No. 27: In page 37, line 32, to delete “or 14H” and substitute “, 14H, 14K or 14L”.

I move amendment No. 28: In page 38, line 3, to delete “or 14H” and substitute “, 14H, 14K or 14L”.

I move amendment No. 29: In page 38, lines 15 and 16, to delete “and 14H, determinations under section 14C(2)” and substitute “, 14H, 14K and 14L, determinations under sections 14C(2) and 14M(3)”.

I move amendment No. 30: In page 38, line 33, to delete “and 14H” and substitute “, 14H, 14K and 14L”.

I move amendment No. 31: In page 38, line 36, to delete “section 14C(2)” and substitute “sections 14C(2) and 14M(3)”

As the Deputy said, we discussed this matter at length on Committee Stage. As I explained, we are not in a position to retrospectively deal with the financial costs. The nursing home support scheme costs the Exchequer €1.4 billion per year and €350 million is received through charges. To be brief, it is for this reason and the reasons I outlined on Committee Stage, I will not be accepting the amendment.

The Deputy has been passionate about this matter but it was examined in detail. The challenges and risks are high. It is my view and the view of the Department that retrospective application of these particular conditions is not possible. There will, therefore, be no refunds for contributions already made towards the cost of care for those who have already spent in excess of three years in care prior to the Bill being commenced. I will clarify again, however, that the time a person has already spent in care counts …

I propose to take Questions Nos. 43 and 48 together. The Government is committed to the ongoing and future development of the Castlerea Mental Health Hub in Castlerea, County Roscommon. The project is one of three child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, Connect initiatives planned. The others are in Limerick and Cork. This project was announced in June 2020 with two main elements identified for development - a new child and adolescent mental health service Connect day hospital and a psychiatry of later …

There is no story here. This is a fantastic initiative that was put in place by my predecessor last year when the Rosalie nursing home, which dealt with many people with dementia, had to close. Castlerea mental health hub was put in place. It is a fantastic initiative. Last year, €800,000 was made available, with €400,000 for refurbishment and €400,000 for staffing expenditure. There is no story here. The Castlerea hub will be extended. It will be an absolutely fantastic initiative. From the point of view of what i…