Áine Brady (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)

With regard to the issue of care need assessment as raised by Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, there will be a multidisciplinary team in each HSE region and the HSE has agreed a national common needs assessment summary to standardise the procedure.

With regard to the farm or small business issue, the representations from the farming organisations asked specifically that we take into account unexpected or unforeseen illness.

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