Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)

I request the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of urgent national and local importance, namely, the difficulty in finding private or public nursing home beds in Dublin and surrounding counties, which will be exacerbated by the announcement by private nursing home providers that the cost of nursing home accommodation is set to rise substantially from its current level of almost €900 per week in the eastern region. I ask the Government to set aside time to deal with this real crisis, which will get worse if immediate action is not taken. Its inevitable consequence will be to put even greater pressure on beds in acute hospitals.

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