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

I wish to talk about delayed discharges and what is happening in the home care area. Mr. Gloster spoke earlier about what is happening with regard to the HSE’s directly employed home care staff. However, we know that in many areas, particularly in the Dublin area, the staffing is all privatised. Earlier in the year, in the service plan, there was an allocation of 23.9 million hours. In midyear, that was reduced-----