Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 4 Apr 2000

Vol. 517 No. 3

Written Answers. - Extended Care Facilities.

Alan Shatter

Question:

202 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children the number and location of public community nursing units or nursing homes in each health board area; the number of persons catered for in each such unit; the number of persons on waiting lists for these units within each health board area; and the number of additional units to be opened in 2000 and 2001 and their capacity. [9786/00]

Minister for Health and Children (Mr. Martin)

It is presumed that the Deputy is referring to extended care facilities provided by health boards and the Eastern Regional Health Authority. Information relating to the number of such facilities, the number of beds in these facilities and the number of persons on waiting lists, has been obtained from these agencies and is set out in the following table.

	Number of Extended Care Facilities	Number of beds in Extended Care Facilities at 31.12.1999	Number of persons on waiting lists for these facilities
ERHA	30	2,548	250 approx.
MHB	9	884	156
MWHB	9	964	21
NEHB	12	761	78
NWHB	15	639	0
SEHB	21	1,295	94
SHB	21	1,189	183
WHB	13	1,058	183
Total	130	9,338	965 approx.

Information in relation to additional units to be opened over the next two years will be forwarded to the Deputy once health boards have finalised their priorities under the national development plan.