Ms Anne O'Connor:

There is a target in terms of how we can allocate home care. We have identified nine key sites of concern, predominantly in the Dublin area. We know that there is a particular homecare challenge in Dublin as we see its effect in Dublin hospitals. We are considering how we can take people out of hospital throughout December. A significant amount of work must be done with our providers to build that capacity and we are working with our homecare providers to ensure they have resources in place to take people out of hospitals. Several strands of work in that regard are set out in the plan, as the Deputy will see.