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:
I ask the Deputy to bear with me for a second as we have a briefing from the relevant Department, but as I understand it, there is a personal assistance review group that is looking at the definition of personal assistance. At this point, it is difficult to include something in legislation when there is not a clear definition of it. We are waiting upon the results of the personal assistance review group to come forward with an agreed definition we will be able to examine in consultation with our colleagues in disabilities. We expect them to bring forward the request to legislate for it at the appropriate time.
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