Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)

I am delighted to hear that and I hope I can let the people who are affected know this. These are more than 20 people lying on trolleys tonight. In 2010, Mullingar hospital lost 1,000 bed days to delayed discharges. In 2011, the number almost trebled to 2,800. That happened as a result of the Minister's failure with the fair deal scheme. Patients are waiting months for approval under the scheme and they are taking up acute hospital beds while costing additional funds-----

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