Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 112: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people over the age of 66 in County Clare; the number of public bed facilities available for elderly people in the county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8373/08]

Máire Hoctor (Tipperary North, Fianna Fail)
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The 2006 Census of Population records that there were 12,921 people in the age category 65 plus living in the Clare region. The recently published 2006 Survey on Long Stay Activity Statistics (available on the Department's website) provides a summary of individual long stay units, including the geographical information requested. A copy of the report has been posted directly to the Deputy.