Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 26 April 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Challenges in Hospitals: Minister for Health
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I thank the Deputy for the question, and I fully agree. Probably the single biggest opportunity in respect of trolleys is more discharge. The biggest solution lies outside of the hospital. The Deputy will be aware that there has been a very significant increase - an increase of millions - in the number of home care hours being provided.