Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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Question 120: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the policy in place in her Department for meeting the needs of Kildare's rapidly growing elderly population and in particular those people who require a public bed in a nursing home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25082/06]

Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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Access to public nursing home care is based on the capacity of the Health Service Executive to deliver such care. This is itself subject to the resources available to the Executive having regard to all its responsibilities for the delivering of health services generally. Entitlement to public nursing home care is subject to resources and capacity.

The Report of the Long-Term Care Working Group which was established by the Tánaiste and Minister Séamus Brennan discussed issues relating to the future policy direction of long term care for older people and it is currently being considered by the Government.