Nursing Homes

Wednesday, 11 January 2012

Questions (39)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

Question:

32 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of private nursing homes and the number of public nursing homes in the State. [1323/12]

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Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Health (Deputy Kathleen Lynch)

At the end of 2011 there were 404 private nursing homes, 48 voluntary nursing homes and 121 public nursing homes registered to operate with the Health Information and Quality Authority.