Hospital Accommodation.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 27 May 2004

Thursday, 27 May 2004

Questions (168)

Róisín Shortall

Question:

165 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Health and Children the information at his Department’s disposal on the numbers of vacant beds in public and private long-stay nursing homes; if such information has been updated since a review of the nursing home subvention scheme report; and if so, if he will provide the information. [16111/04]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children (Mr. Callely)

My Department does not routinely collect the information requested. It collects information on public and private long-stay beds annually as part of a long-stay statistics survey. A copy of the latest report shall be forwarded to the Deputy.