Kate O'Connell (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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It might be wise to broaden it past incontinence wear because that might help to avoid the issue with people's personal details. In my previous job, I had reason to notice that it is not just incontinence products that are not covered, or "coded", by the HSE. Complex syringes are not covered either. We often hear of residents getting a bill for blister packing of medications, for catheters and for incontinence wear. Incontinence wear is generally provided for in a public health place and people put it in the boot of their cars. There is luxury incontinence wear for which there is a differential in price, and people sometimes have a preference for it over the product provided by the State. It might be wise to look at the charges for people in nursing homes on top of their basic rate. One hears of charges for certain activities and for mass, for example, so it may be a wider issue.