Ms Siobhán McArdle:

There certainly is and that is recognised, given there has been considerable financial investment into the area of home support. We are now working to attract people into home support by putting in place regulations and standards, and we are also working on the strategy. The Department of Health has developed a strategic workforce group, which, along with key stakeholders throughout government and society, looks at the area of staffing and how we can attract and maintain staffing. It is important for older people that their home support worker will not change from day to day and week to week. We want people to stay and develop their skills in that area.