38.— Section 7A (inserted by section 3 of the Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Act 2007) of the Health (Nursing Homes) Act 1990 is amended by inserting the following subsection after subsection (4):

“(4A) The Executive shall refuse to consider an application made on or after the commencement of section 6(1)(d) of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009.”.