Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

The HSE will scope out a value-for-money audit of the fair deal scheme. What will be included in that audit? Is it only a value-for-money audit or is there a quality-of-life element? There is a demand in that regard. For example, nursing home care has been identified as inappropriate for approximately 2,500 people, but there is no alternative. Is the HSE looking at a statutory element for home care, as opposed to nursing home care in that context or is it just about value for money for what is there at the moment?