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

Could the Minister of State make a statement about the extra provision for home-care packages and home-help hours in 2017? In view of the supplementary budget earlier in the year and the additional €491 million allocated for health in budget 2017, we are back to where we were in terms of peak spending on health in 2007. It is important that a clear outline is given to ensure that the money provided to the HSE actually goes where it is supposed to go in terms of home-care packages and home-help hours, as identified by the executive itself in 2015.

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