Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

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I thank our guests for the comprehensive discussion they had with the committee today. I wish them well in the roll-out of the plan. They mentioned the 120,000 additional hours of personal assistant supports and 30,000 additional hours of home support. I suppose it will raise people's expectations in that regard. There is also the target of eight hours in emergency departments. Following this meeting, people will say they know of someone who was there for 24 hours, two days or whatever else. The plan is in place now and the expectations of people will rise and it is to be hoped that we will be able to fulfil all their expectations.

Before we finish, I also thank Ms Anne O'Connor and I wish her well in her new role. I say that sincerely on behalf of the committee. The HSE is facing huge challenges with some of the changes and the institutional memory it is losing, but they are the challenges it will have to face in the future.