asked the Minister for Health whether he has considered a recent report of a survey of carers which revealed that only 3 per cent of carers looking after the sick or infirm in their homes are in receipt of a prescribed relative's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the estimated relative cost of home care for the sick and infirm compared to hospitalisation.
Written Answers. - Prescribed Relative's Allowance.
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I am aware of the report and I am awaiting the findings of a study commissioned by my Department from the Economic and Social Research Institute into the comparative costs of caring for elderly people at home and in geriatric hospitals. The study will be concluded shortly.