Patricia Ryan (Kildare South, Sinn Fein)
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1725. To ask the Minister for Health the number of homes at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Athy; the number that are occupied; if there are plans to refurbish the homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20766/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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In response to the Deputy’s question, there is a Housing Scheme called McAuley Court which consists of ten one-bedroom Older Persons units located on the grounds of St Vincent’s Hospital, Athy, County Kildare. At present, four of these units are occupied.

The lands on which the Scheme was built are owned by Kildare County Council and the Health Service Executive. This year there are renewed attempts by the HSE, who are working with Kildare County Council, to regularise the Housing and transfer the management of these homes to an approved housing body. It should be noted that there are works to be completed on the empty homes on the hospital grounds, and Kildare County Council has corresponded to the HSE locally that the Department of Housing would look favourably on funding such works to bring these homes up to current code of standards.