Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 1 October 2020

Public Accounts Committee

Special Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Discussion

10:15 am

Mr. Paul Reid:

I will be brief. Every circumstance is different and obviously I cannot comment on the case of the Deputy's family. However, the direction that we see ourselves going in is home care. It is much more beneficial, with the right supports and enablement in place. From our perspective, long-term care settings provide a good service, but our experience is that providing the service at home for as long as possible is the right thing to do. That is the line of flight we are heading in with Sláíntecare, and it is where we want to provide more support in the future.