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MEP Marian Harkin highlights value of work carried out by Longford carers

This point was made by Independent MEP Marian Harkin when she opened a Family Carers Health and Wellness Fair in Mullingar. The event was organised by Longford Westmeath Carers Association. She said that family carers, because of the fact that they ...

04 Feb 2017 at 23:45

Farming

IFA request urgent meeting on Fair deal scheme

IFA President, Joe Healy has written to Minister Jim Daly to request an urgent meeting on the status of the Nursing Home Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill. “The Government approved the proposal to introduce a three-year cap on productive assets ...

13 Jan 2020 at 15:21

Farming

Relief for Longford farm families as cap on contributions proposed for Fair Deal Scheme

ICSA president Patrick Kent has welcomed comments by Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People Jim Daly TD indicating that a cap of three years contributions will apply to family farms in the Fair Deal Scheme. “Minister Daly has ...

29 Sept 2017 at 15:09

Local News

REVEALED: HSE nursing home in Longford paid 114% more than private & voluntary nursing homes

New analysis shows the HSE nursing home in Co Longford is being paid 114% more per resident, per week, than private and voluntary counterparts in the county under the Fair Deal scheme. The fees payable highlight Fair Deal funding for ...

04 Mar 2020 at 18:59

National News

Concern over disparity in funding under Fair Deal Scheme

New HSE figures reveal the level of discrimination applied by the State in the funding of its nursing homes under the Fair Deal scheme is escalating, amidst the cost of care crisis that has led to an unprecedented level of closure ...

14 May 2023 at 09:51

Local News

Creed under pressure over Fair Deal Scheme

The appeal comes as IFA officials place renewed focus on the growing financial pressures facing farming households who are having to avail of the State’s Nursing Homes Support Scheme. Otherwise known as the Fair Deal Scheme, the ...

20 Jul 2018 at 14:00

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Longford HSE nursing home paid 114% more to provide care

The HSE released the fees payable to its nursing homes under the Fair Deal scheme for January 2019 on June 5, following a 15-month delay in publishing the details . Private and voluntary nursing homes are required to ...

22 Jun 2019 at 10:00

National News

HSE reduces income assessment rate for people supported by Fair Deal

The income assessment rate for people in nursing homes supported by Fair Deal has been significantly reduced. According to the Health Service Executive (HSE), the Nursing Homes Support Scheme has been updated to ...

02 Nov 2022 at 11:35

National News

Housing Minister says Fair Deal scheme homes could be used to house Ukrainian refugees

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O'Brien has said that the Fair Deal (FD) scheme could be amended in order to allow Ukrainian refugees to use the homes tied into the scheme. The ...

06 Apr 2022 at 12:54

Local News

Longford Leader Farming: Activation of three-year cap for family farms under Fair Deal is a significant step

This came into play last week and follows the passing of the legislation at the end of the last Dáil session in July. The IFA chairperson acknowledged the work of Minister Mary Butler, as well as previous ...

02 Nov 2021 at 19:00

Updates announced to Nursing Home Support Scheme, Fair Deal

National News

Updates to Fair Deal, the Nursing Home Support Scheme

The Nursing Home Support Scheme, also known as Fair Deal, has been updated as of today Wednesday, 20th October 2021. Fair Deal, provides financial support to people who need long term residential care. ...

20 Oct 2021 at 15:35

National News

Campaign for better funding for nursing homes launched nationwide

A campaign for better funding to support private and voluntary nursing homes has been launched nationwide. The billboard campaign got under way outside Leinster House in Dublin as well as in Wicklow ...

09 Oct 2024 at 16:43

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