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O’Dowd calls on Nursing Homes to avail of €2,500 payment to enable safe visits this Christmas
17th December 2020 - Fergus O Dowd TD
Nursing homes can avail of up to €2,500 to enable safe visits this Christmas, Deputy Fergus O’Dowd, Fine Gael TD for Louth has said.
Deputy O’Dowd said: “The Temporary Assistance Payment Scheme (TAPS) has been expanded on a once-off basis to allow nursing homes claim up to €2,500 to enable them to enhance the safety of their visiting spaces and also to create additional safe visiting spaces where needed. This was confirmed to me by the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Mary Butler, in response to my Dáil question on nursing home visits this Christmas.
Press release
Minister for Health and Minister for Mental Health and Older People welcome funding to further support safe visiting spaces in Nursing Homes
Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD and the Minister for Mental Health and Older People, Mary Butler TD, have today welcomed funding to further support nursing homes to enhance and create additional safe visiting spaces.
Given the importance of facilitating visiting over the Winter period and over Christmas, the Temporary Assistance Payment Scheme (TAPS) has been expanded on a once-off basis to allow a claim of up to €2,500 per eligible nursing home. This will enable them to create additional safe visiting spaces and enhance current visiting spaces.