Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 February 2012
669 Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Health, in the interests of meeting the long-term care and accommodation needs of the elderly, if there are any supports planned for older community and private nursing homes to upgrade their facilities in order to meet the Health Information and Quality Authority standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9762/12]
View answerAny capital development, including grants for the construction or refurbishment of public nursing homes, must be considered in the context of the overall HSE capital programme. This is a multi-annual programme which is developed over a rolling five year period. In drawing up its capital programme the HSE is required to prioritise capital infrastructure projects within the overall capital funding allocation. In order to comply with regulatory requirements, the HSE is now concentrating on the refurbishment and upgrade of existing accommodation.
The State does not provide capital grants from the capital health care allocation to the private sector.
