Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006

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14.— (1) The Minister may make a request in writing to—

(a) the Executive or the scheme administrator to be provided with a report—

(i) on the general administration of this Act, or on any particular aspect of the administration of this Act, as specified in the request, and

(ii) within such period or, in the case of a series of reports, within such periods, as is or are specified in the request, being a period or periods, as the case may be, reasonable in all the circumstances of the case,

(b) the Executive to be provided with a report—

(i) on the operation of patient’s private property accounts generally, on the operation of a class of such accounts, or on any particular aspect of the operation of such accounts or class of such accounts, as the case may be, as specified in the request, and

(ii) within such period or, in the case of a series of reports, within such periods, as is or are specified in the request, being a period or periods, as the case may be, reasonable in all the circumstances of the case.

(2) The Executive or the scheme administrator shall comply with a request made under subsection (1) of the Executive or the scheme administrator, as the case may be.

(3) The Minister may cause copies of a report provided to the Minister pursuant to a request made under subsection (1) to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas.

(4) The scheme administrator shall, in respect of every application not falling within section 5 >(2) or (3), keep a record of—

(a) the name, address, date of birth, date of death (if applicable), periods of full eligibility, and Personal Public Service Number, if any, of the relevant person concerned,

(b) if the applicant is not the relevant person concerned, the name, address and Personal Public Service Number, if any, of the applicant,

(c) the name of the hospital or other institution to which the application relates,

(d) the period for which the relevant person concerned was resident in that hospital or other institution,

(e) the amount of prescribed repayments made, or to be made, in respect of that application and, if that amount has not been paid, or will not be paid, to the relevant person concerned, the name and address of the person to whom the amount has been, or will be, as the case may be, paid, and

(f) particulars of how an amount falling within paragraph (e) was calculated.

(5) The Minister may make a request in writing to the scheme administrator to have access to or make copies of any material falling within paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of section 12 (7) or record kept under subsection (4).

(6) The scheme administrator shall comply with a request made under subsection (5) as soon as is practicable after the scheme administrator receives the request.

(7) The Minister may appoint in writing a person (who may be a public officer) to examine, and to report back to the Minister, on the operation of patients’ private property accounts generally, on the operation of a class of such accounts, or on any particular aspect of the operation of such accounts or class of such accounts, as the case may be, as specified in the appointment.

(8) The Executive shall provide a person appointed under subsection (7) with such assistance as the person may reasonably require to perform the examination specified in the appointment.

(9) Where any committee of either House of the Oireachtas requires the Chief Executive Officer of the Executive or a representative of the scheme administrator to give evidence before the committee in relation to the performance of any function under this Act, the Chief Executive Officer or representative, as the case may be, shall comply with that requirement.