1291. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the total number of nursing home beds in the State in each of the years since 2020, broken down by HSE-provided, HSE-funded under Section 38 and 39 of the Health Act 2004 and privately provided, in tabular form. [45280/24]

As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.