Máire Hoctor (Tipperary North, Fianna Fail)

Deputy Ó Caoláin asked about an audit. The most recent was the Prospectus audit carried out in January of this year. A total of 68% of beds in the HSE Dublin/north-east region are in private nursing homes, and 32% are public beds. However, that report also notes that there are significant variations across the local health offices regarding the ratio of public to private long-stay beds. For example, in the Dublin north LHO area, 95% of all beds are in private nursing homes, with only 5% in public facilities. Notably, the Dublin north LHO area also has the highest population over 65 in the HSE region. In the Dublin central LHO area, 77% of all beds are in private nursing homes, with 23% in public facilities.

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