Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)

May I add to that? I thank Deputy Clarke because this is exactly the outcomes based accountability that is right. We should not be resolving issues on an individual basis at this level. That is why this shift is so important.

I will give an example of the regional variation in this. In September, the HSE West and North West region had 1,243 people waiting for home support services, comprising 553 new service users and 690 in receipt of some care but awaiting additional care. In contrast, HSE Dublin and Midlands had the fewest clients waiting for home support services, with just 346 people waiting. It is still 346 people but I am contrasting with the HSE West and North West region. Forgive me for that presentation. The Deputy will know what I mean. That is made up of 130 new service users, and 216 in receipt of some care but awaiting additional care. Waiting for care is not acceptable. We want people to have the best service as close to home as possible. However, it is also true that the regional variation means that, depending on the complete accident of geography, people can be in a worse position than if they were in, for example, Dublin North.