The following table sets out the number of applications received and determined since between the commencement of the Scheme and end-April 2012:
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2009 (27th October to end-December)
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2010
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2011
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2012 (to end-April)
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Applications Received
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5,252
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12,697
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9,323
|
3,497
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Applications Processed to Conclusion
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1,627
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11,862
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10,671
|
4,243
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Of which: Funding Approved
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1,627
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11,862
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7,959
|
2,885
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Application Withdrawn
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Not Available
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Not Available
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2,712
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1,358
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The total budget for long-term residential care in 2012, and for each year since the nursing homes support scheme commenced, is set out in the table below. This is effectively the budget for the nursing homes support scheme, albeit that transitional arrangements must also be facilitated from within the budget, i.e. people in contract beds, people who choose to remain on subvention and saver cases in public nursing homes.
2009 (€m)
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2010 (€m)
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2011 (€m)
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2012 (€m)
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909
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979.2
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963
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994.7
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The total expenditure for each year, according to the Appropriation Accounts audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General, was as follows:
2009 (€m)
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2010 (€m)
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2011 (€m)
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864.7
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959.024
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Not Available
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