248. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health his views that the current fair deal budget is inadequate in the context of an ageing population, with associated higher dependency levels, recent decisions to divert money from the NHSS to support home care packages and other community facilities, for short-term financial gain, will be at the expense of much higher social and economic costs now and into the future and will further increase the delays in securing long-term residential care for those who need it most; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9872/14]

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248. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health his views that the current fair deal budget is inadequate in the context of an ageing population, with associated higher dependency levels, recent decisions to divert money from the NHSS to support home care packages and other community facilities, for short-term financial gain, will be at the expense of much higher social and economic costs now and into the future and will further increase the delays in securing long-term residential care for those who need it most; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9872/14]

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