Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 15 June 2006
14 Ms Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the lack of information regarding entitlement to public nursing homes; if she will make this information available; the steps she will take to ensure that it is freely available to the public; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23237/06]
View answerAccess to public nursing home care is based on the capacity of the Health Service Executive to deliver such care. This is itself subject to the resources available to the Executive having regard to all its responsibilities for the delivering of health services generally. Entitlement to public nursing home care is subject to resources and capacity.
In regard to information to clients on public nursing homes this is an operational matter and relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
