Peter Fitzpatrick (Louth, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Government stated that €17 billion is being invested in health, the highest such investment in the history of the State. The HSE welcomed the increase, stating that it will greatly assist dealing with year-to-year rising demands on the healthcare system. However, we are not looking after our most vulnerable people in society: the elderly and the disabled. The HSE has suspended home help in spite of more than 6,000 people waiting to access such support. The elderly and the disabled want to stay at home, close to their friends and family. This is bad management by the Government and the HSE. It is taxpayers' money. It makes sense to let citizens stay at home and be cared for. Home care works. Who is accountable? Who is responsible? If this was a private company, heads would roll.

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