Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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716. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32727/14]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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The HSE operates a national placement list to enable it to operate within the budget for the Nursing Homes Support Scheme. All applicants who are approved for funding are put on the placement list in chronological order by the date of determination of their application. Funding issues to applicants in this chronological order to ensure equality nationally. As of 30 June (latest figures available) there were 1,465 people on the National Placement List for funding with average waiting times of 12 weeks. Funding is released on a weekly basis to ensure those on the placement list receive funding as soon as possible.