Bernard J. Durkan
Ceist:213 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the total number of hospice beds and palliative care facilities available on a county or regional basis throughout the country; the number of such beds available to patients in County Kildare; the extent to which adequate staff and backup services are available; the extent to which total staffing levels are adequate to meet requirements in this regard; if any planning for the future has taken place with particular reference to the need to make provision in line with demographics at national, regional and local level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25842/12]
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