Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 19 June 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) (Licensing of Professional Home Support Providers) Bill 2024

9:30 am

Ms Fiona Larthwell:

That is an interesting point. I am not sure we had picked up on it previously. We might take it away and look at it. We had not envisaged a regulation around that, but the HSE certainly does a little more rustling and it allows it to be a little more flexible with the provision. However, it is difficult. There is always a tension because some people absolutely prefer to stick with one person they know, some people prefer to have the intimate care done by someone who is not the person who does their other types of care and some people do not mind either way as long they are getting the care. We have to consider all those circumstances.

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