Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)

Four months ago, a Supplementary Estimate for €12 million was introduced to the House in order to relieve the pressure on health boards arising from nursing home subventions for the elderly. I understand that none of this money has reached the health boards and, because of the derisory sums involved, it will effectively be worth between €14 and €16 per person when it is distributed.

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