Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I have another question for Mr. Walsh. I asked him earlier in the year about the number of people who have been approved for home care and are on waiting lists because the funding provided is totally inadequate. I regularly check how many are on those waiting lists and the last time I checked, there were in or around 6,000 to 7,000 people, predominantly on the north side of Dublin and the north-west area. What is the current number of older people who have been approved for home care and are on waiting lists?