Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 March 2015
193. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the placement list for the nursing homes support scheme; the timeframe for the awarding of places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9680/15]
View answerAs of the 2 March 2015 there were 1,399 people on the national placement list for the Nursing Homes Support Scheme with an average wait time of 11 weeks. The budget for the NHSS in 2015 is €948.8m which includes an additional €10m to allow for the provision of an additional 300 long stay care places. This additional €10m has reduced the wait time for funding under the Scheme from circa 15 weeks late in 2014 to 11 weeks now.
