Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

A total of 3,000 home care packages will be provided this year alone. That is why we are using a good number of the 2,500 private beds that are available. In total there are 16,000 beds in the health service — 13,500 public beds and 2,500 private beds. I do not like using the medical term that is applied to people who are in beds in that situation.

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