Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

A large number of people are waiting in my constituency of Dublin Fingal. I have corresponded and spoken with the Minister for Health on this matter numerous times. The doctors have said that people need to be allocated home care hours and there are workers in the area who are willing and able to do the work, yet funding cannot be released. I have spoken to one of the organisers. She told me that there would not be enough funding until new funds were released next year. That is a long time to wait for people who are stuck in inappropriate situations or cannot leave hospital even though they would be fit and well enough to return home with just a little help.

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