Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 1 November 2006
336 Ms B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for Health and Children further to the announcement on 29 July 2002, the number of those promised 850 beds which have been provided to date in 2006; the costs involved to date in 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35205/06]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am committed to putting in place additional residential places for older persons who can no longer live in their own homes. The Health Service Executive anticipates that it will have provided an additional 1,100 places for older persons by the end of this year. This includes an additional 725 places in the Dublin area and an extra 375 places throughout the rest of the country.
