Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Following up on the Minister's last comment, is it the case, based on a study by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and the ESRI, that the early supported discharge programme, if completely rolled out, would save 3,000 patients spending too long in hospital, save 24,000 bed nights and result in a net saving to the health service of €7 million a year?

The HSE sets aside €2.4 million each year for the national stroke programme in the acute hospitals. Will the Minister assure the House that all of that money is being spent on supporting the acute stroke service in the emergency hospitals?

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