Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate what the Deputy says and the frustration he and other Deputies feel. I have an issue with the tone of some of the responses that go out from the HSE to individuals. I accept what the Deputy says. There are too many difficulties with the current system. If I adopt a patchwork approach to fixing cases individuals, however, it will take ten years. That is why we want to develop an entirely new, fit-for-purpose home care scheme. I have committed to doing so by 2021. I have put a lot of work into it.

That is our only way out of this mismatch and patchwork service that is in place. I have put my hands up and acknowledged the flaws that are in the system. I will not try to talk my way out of it.

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