Written answers

Wednesday, 12 March 2014

Department of Health

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Application Numbers

Photo of Denis NaughtenDenis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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234. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 235 of 5 December 2013, the number of persons on the placement list for the nursing homes support scheme; the length of time it is taking for funding to issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12410/14]

Photo of Kathleen LynchKathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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On the 26th February 2014 there were 654 people on the national placement list for the Nursing Homes Support Scheme. At that stage it was taking 29 days for funding to issue, from the date that the person was first placed on the list.

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