James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)

HAP is an essential part of what we do at the moment. I want to get to a situation where people are in social homes rather than relying on HAP but it is necessary at the moment. HAP is a demand-led scheme where we can get people in. There are always going to be variances on HAP delivery. It is something where we do our best to predict what the demand is going to be in any one particular year but it is what is needed.