Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is important to stress that 1,260,000 home help hours and 2,373 home care packages, including 114 home care packages to allow people to be discharged from hospital, are being provided for community health care organisation area 8, of which County Meath forms a part. We now need to develop a system that will allow everyone to avail of a service that is uniform, regulated and fully funded. Until we have a statutory framework in place, we will not be able to provide such a service for anyone in County Meath or any other county. As the Minister of State with responsibility for older people, this is a priority for me. I want to ensure people in County Meath can continue to remain in their homes and receive support at home.

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