Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I will not labour this point. Could the Minister of State tease out what a model of home care and community care on a statutory footing would look like? It is important and welcome. I know the Minister of State cannot foretell the future but what would such a model look like? Would it be underpinned by legislation? What would it give to the people who are being cared for? Does it give them legal rights? Unfortunately, in Ireland, the Disability Act states that there is a statutory right for children to get assessment of needs but that is broken on a daily basis. One can be sceptical. Can the Minister of State tease out what it would look like in the future for clients, families and the workers?

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