Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 25 April 2013
Public Accounts Committee
2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011
11:10 am
Mr. Tony O'Brien:
That would be true but for the fact that prior to the current change being introduced, we accelerated the release of fair deal places. In March, we released 400 more places than would have been expected. Anyone who would otherwise have been waiting to take up - and was due to receive - a place in the community right now has already been allocated one. The two measures taken together mean that no one has been disadvantaged. Anyone coming from a community setting who was due a place has already been given it as we accelerated the release.
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