Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

My point is that it would cost extra. Money would not be saved; it would cost more. It might cost €10,000 to keep a person in a bed, but a cost of €15,000 would be incurred by freeing up that bed. That is the reality. Acute hospitals are full of people who cannot get the home help hours necessary to allow them to move home.

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