Paddy McHugh (Galway East, Independent)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the need for the development of a comprehensive policy for the care of the elderly; specifically to ensure that the policy being pursued by the HSE is in conformity with Government policy; the need for the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children to communicate immediately with the HSE to reverse the decision of the HSE western region to cap the monthly allocation towards the purchase of incontinent wear; the need to ensure older persons who reside in nursing homes are constitutionally accorded the same rights as people in the community; and to ensure all services available to medical card holders living in the community must continue to be available to those requiring long-term residential care.

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