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

Ms Laverne McGuinness:

The number of people who will avail of the fair deal scheme this year is 22,761. There are currently more than 600 people on the list, which figure changes from day to day. It can go as high as 700. Every week, 120 places are issued in respect of the fair deal scheme. It varies between 600 and 720.