Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 8th December, 2023. | ||
WHEREAS the Minister for Health and the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage have made a request under subsection (1) of section 45D of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009 (No. 15 of 2009); | ||
Now the Government, considering it appropriate to do so having had regard to that request and to a report prepared under subsection (2) of section 45C of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009 , in exercise of the powers conferred on them by subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and by subsection (4) of section 45D of that Act, hereby order as follows: | ||
1. This Order may be cited as the Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009 (Modification of Assessment of Eligible Rental Income) Order 2023. | ||
2. In this Order, “Principal Act” means the Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009 (No. 15 of 2009). | ||
3. With effect from 1 February 2024 – | ||
(a) in paragraph 2A of Part 1A of Schedule 1 to the Principal Act – | ||
(i) step I shall have effect as if “0 per cent” were substituted for “40 per cent”, and | ||
(ii) step K (so far as relating to the amount produced by step F) shall have effect as if “100 per cent” were substituted for “60 per cent”, | ||
(b) step K of paragraph 2A of Part 2A of Schedule 1 to the Principal Act shall have effect as if “0 per cent” were substituted for “20 per cent”, and | ||
(c) step M of paragraph 2A of Part 2A of Schedule 1 to the Principal Act (so far as relating to the amount produced by step H) shall have effect as if “100 per cent” were substituted for “80 per cent”. | ||
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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government, | ||
5 December, 2023. | ||
LEO VARADKAR, | ||
Taoiseach. |