State-run nursing homes set for €450m boost in spending strategy

A €450m boost to state-run nursing homes will form part of the Government’s five-year spending strategy to be unveiled next week.

Kathleen Lynch, the junior health minister, said the money would go on urgent refurbishments, elderly care homes, and facilities for disabled people.

The move comes as Public Expenditure Minister Brendan Howlin is set to use today’s Cabinet meeting to warn colleagues to reign in their funding demands ahead of the budget.