Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the failure of the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children to ensure proper contracts and decent pay for people working in the home help service who provide vital care for elderly people, allowing them to live with dignity in their homes and helping to reduce the pressure on hospitals and nursing homes; the need for the Tánaiste to immediately reverse the reduction in home help hours and to ensure that her Department meets its legal obligations to home help workers and to all those who require their service.

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