Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I know of a case of two sisters, one aged 84 years and the other aged 93 years. One is wheelchair-bound and both are nearly blind. They used to have five hours, which clearly means that there was an assessed need. Their time was reduced to two hours and has now been stopped fully. People with clear medical needs and who were receiving home help hours have had their services stopped fully.

I want the Taoiseach to move away from the rhetoric of the House. For many families looking in, there is no relationship between the rhetoric used and the reality on the ground.

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