How to Make a Claim

1. Am I Eligible for a payment ?
Eligible people are those currently living, or the estate of a person deceased since 9 December 1998, who had or were eligible for a medical card, and were therefore entitled to receive free publicly funded residential care, but were charged what are known as public long stay charges – essentially a shelter and maintenance charge – up until 9 December 2004.
In some cases, wrongly charged people will include publicly funded patients who resided in contract beds in private nursing homes.

2. How do I make a claim ?
You may make a claim by filling out the claim form and sending it to Health Repayment Scheme, PO Box 330, Tralee, Co Kerry.

Claim forms can be obtained:

1. from your local Post Office
2. or by calling the Info Line on 1890 886 886,
3. or it may be downloaded from this website

3. How much might I expect to get ?
The amount of the repayment will be the amount deducted from the patient in the period 1976 to 9 December 2004, after it has been adjusted for CPI (Inflation).

If applicable, the following deductions will be made from the amount:

1. Ex Gratia payment which the patient may have received
2. Any monies owing to the HSE for the patient's stay after 9 December 2004 that have not already been paid for.

4. I still have some questions, what can I do ?
Every claim form is accompanied by an information leaflet with information on how to fill out the form. Assistance is also available through through the Information Line - locall 1890 886 886.
The Information Line will be manned Monday - Saturday (8am - 9pm) for the first six months. Callers outside of these hours will be able to leave a message and will receive a call-back within twenty-four hours.