Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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172. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme; the average waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19113/15]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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As of the 8 May 2015 (latest figures available) there are 547 people on the national placement list for the Nursing Homes Support Scheme with an average wait time of 4 weeks. The budget for the Scheme in 2015 is €993m which reflects an increase of €54m from the 2014 position. The additional €54m was allocated to the Scheme as part of wider initiatives to alleviate the problem of delayed discharges in acute hospitals and has resulted in 1900 extra approvals under the Scheme.