522. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health the reason approval for the fair deal scheme is only provided from a current date, when many applicants are waiting 15 weeks for a decision and have already taken up a nursing home bed; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty that this poses financially for elderly persons in need of this facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48430/14]

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522. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health the reason approval for the fair deal scheme is only provided from a current date, when many applicants are waiting 15 weeks for a decision and have already taken up a nursing home bed; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty that this poses financially for elderly persons in need of this facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48430/14]

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1. 16 December 2014

   Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications

   522. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health the reason approval for the fair deal scheme is only provided from a current date, when many applicants are waiting 15 weeks for a decision and have already taken up a nursing home bed; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty that this poses financially for elderly persons in need of this facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48430/14]

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