Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Gloster for that. I do not expect Mr. Gloster to have a detailed briefing on it today, and I am aware it is a sensitive matter, and I do not require Mr. Gloster to go into the figures about how much home care costs per hour, but I understand up to now it was €26.50 per hour, which has been the arrangement with the private providers. I do have a question for Mr. Gloster. In previous years, there has been the directly employed HSE home helps and home care workers. Then there have been the voluntary agencies or charities, and then are the private providers. Just for clarification, in this instance are we talking about the private providers?