Galway Bay fm newsroom - A Galway TD is calling on the Government to urgently introduce measures that would see a three-year cap on the assessment of productive farming assests in relation to the Fair Deal scheme for nursing homes
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Galway East TD Seán Canney says farm assets should be treated the same as family homes and a three-year cap should be introduced across the board.
He argues there’s widespread support for the measures which were delayed previously due to legal issues which are now resolved.
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Under the current Fair Deal legislation, farm assets are assessed for the duration of time that a person spends in a nursing home.
Deputy Canney says current assessment protocols are placing too much pressure on farmers:
