Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

One useful thing to come out of this debate is the revelation of the disparity in the level of home help pay and the number of home help hours across the country. Some Members referred to 39 hours of paid home help in certain areas and indicated that the HSE is paying for travel, etc. In County Donegal, a home help is lucky to get 12 hours. Why is that the case? Should there be a statutory system for the allocation of home help hours? Why is it that in County Donegal in CHO 1, home helps can only get 12 hours whereas in other areas they can get 30 or 35 hours? That leads to a real problem in terms of people getting a service in Donegal.

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