Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

One way of showing a continuing commitment would be increase the number of intensive home care packages for 2016 in the context of the HSE service plan. We know from all the empirical evidence and the collation of data that the prevalence of the conditions will increase dramatically in the years ahead. By any stretch of the imagination, we do not have the supports or infrastructure in place to deal with them currently. There needs to be a ramping up of investment to meet the demands outlined in the national dementia strategy. I am reluctant to applaud until we see some firm commitments in the HSE's service plan, for example, in the area of intensive home care packages, and a broadening of community-based supports in conjunction with the primary care strategy.

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