Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 December 2004
120 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a waiting list of up to 12 and a half years for public nursing beds in some regions of the greater Dublin area; and the way in which she proposes to deal with the problem. [31578/04]
View answerI draw the Deputy's attention to the reply given to his parliamentary question of 22 June this year. I would also like to add, by way of additional information, that funding provided by my Department to the Eastern Regional Health Authority under the delayed discharges initiative has to date facilitated the discharge of over 600 people from the acute hospital sector to private nursing home care or back to their own homes.
