Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 22 Apr 1997

Vol. 478 No. 1

Written Answers. - Hospice Funding.

Tony Killeen

Question:

91 Mr. Killeen asked the Minister for Health the grant aid paid by his Department towards the hospice care element of Cahercalla Community Hospital, Ennis, County Clare, in 1995 and 1996; the 1997 allocation; and the national average for hospice care beds. [10719/97]

Minister for Health (Mr. Noonan,

Limerick East): The grant aid paid by the Mid-Western Health Board to Cahercalla Community Hospital in the years 1995, 1996 and the allocation for 1997 is as follows.

1995	1996	1997
£	£	£
22,000	34,500	46,500

The provision of care to the terminally ill is not solely provided from hospice care beds and, accordingly, the provision of a national average for hospice care beds would not be indicative of the level of care provided in any particular area.