Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 22 January 2015
157. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 378 of 18 December 2014, the number of persons on the placement list for the nursing homes support scheme; the time it is taking for funding to issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3206/15]
View answerThe HSE operates a national placement list for the Nursing Homes Support Scheme to enable it to operate within budget. All applicants who are approved for funding are put on the placement list in chronological order by the date of determination of their application, and funding issues to applicants in this chronological order to ensure equity nationally. Funding is released by the HSE on a weekly basis to balance the position across the full year.
As of the 16th of January 2015 (latest figures available) there were 1,313 people on the national placement list for the Nursing Homes Support Scheme with an average wait time of 11 weeks.
