Colm Burke (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I thank them for all the work they are doing in this very important and growing area. I will return to the cost issue in tendering for contracts. I was given figures some time ago that showed private home care providers are quoting something like €22 or €24 an hour. They referred to deducting what they pay to the staff, which is the hourly rate, and adding in the costs of administration, insurance and all the other costs associated with providing a service. Has anyone asked the HSE for a breakdown of what it costs it to provide homecare per hour when the cost of its administration service and insurance is taken into account? I was told it was costing the HSE around €32 per hour to provide home care. Can anyone give information on that? Mr. Dunne spoke earlier about-----