Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 5 October 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023

9:30 am

Mr. Bernard Gloster:

I do not have the number that are waiting for funding. We have a number of approved and funded respite beds that we are waiting to get staffed but the providers cannot get them, with Cork being a particular flashpoint that has been in the media. Despite that, respite nights have increased over the past two years. Mr. Walsh may wish to comment.