Joe Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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Question 266: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the arrangements her Department has made in respect of refunding those who are referred to private nursing homes, though not in a contract bed situation, by health services personnel due to the shortage of beds in public nursing homes. [1606/05]

Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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The Department of Health and Children is unaware of the practice to which the Deputy refers. However, because of a shortage of public long-stay beds in some areas of the country, I understand that health service providers have, under section 22(3) of the Health (Nursing Homes) Act 1990 entered into arrangements with private nursing homes to provide services.

Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Responsibility for the provision of health services in the Dublin 1 area rests with the executive. My Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's eastern regional area to investigate the matter raised and to reply directly to the Deputy.