Rory O'Hanlon
Question:170 Dr. O'Hanlon asked the Minister for Health and Children if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of elderly people who are unable to gain admission to the health board's hospitals for the elderly in their own home area because they do not have a medical card or are not deemed to be private patients; if he will ensure that the elderly who need long stay care may be admitted to the health board's own residential care units under the same conditions as if they were being placed in a private nursing home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3115/01]