Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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150. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the current status of the budget for services for older persons in County Louth; if he will confirm whether nursing care beds for older persons are currently being rented from the National Health Service in Northern Ireland; in the event that such beds are being rented, if he will provide a costing for same and rationale for the reduction in long-term care beds at St. Joseph's Hospital, Ardee, County Louth and Louth County Hospital, Dundalk, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39511/14]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.