Dáil debates

Wednesday, 12 June 2019

Home Help Service Provision: Statements

 

8:05 pm

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

That does not add up. I did not come here just to shout and roar; I actually came to get an answer. The Minister of State's remark does not make any logical sense to me. The HSE will deliver only 342,000 additional hours for the whole year based on what is happening. It is all going to be allocated towards the end of the year, which just does not make any sense. The Minister of State and I know that, when it comes to the end of the year, the HSE will just not have the money. The Taoiseach said he was not aware that home helps kept people in their homes and out of hospitals, but the Minister of State says home supports enable older people to remain in their homes and communities, as well as facilitating timely discharge from hospital. Who is right?

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