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Nursing Home Subventions.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 May 2004

Tuesday, 18 May 2004

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Michael Ring

Question:

299 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Health and Children the average rate of nursing home subventions in each of the health board areas; and the number of persons in receipt of the subvention in each health board area. [14153/04]

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The following figures have been supplied by the relevant health boards and authority:

Health Board or Authority

Average Subvention Payment per week

Number in Receipt of Subvention

South Eastern Health Board

200.15

900

North Eastern Health Board

282.56

474

North Western Health Board

198.12

512

Mid-Western Health Board

206.48

950

Midland Health Board

399.25

445

Western Health Board

231.46

1,324

Southern Health Board

297.00

980

Northern Area Health Board

307.95

529

South Western Area Health Board

284.00

472

East Coast Area Health Board

216.78

455

In the case of the Eastern Regional Health Authority — health boards, including the NAHB, SWAHB and ECAHB, the figures do not include the cost of patients that are accommodated in contract beds where the full cost of the bed is paid by the health board. The practice of buying contract beds has been discontinued in the ERHA area.

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