Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

This is extraordinary. The Minister of State does not know the cost of this but says it was included in the budget. What has the Minister of State been doing? He should know if there is a directive that has huge cost implications and more significant implications for older people who are vulnerable in their own homes. He should know these answers. He came in here with a meaningless opening statement that made no attempt whatsoever to engage with the issue at hand and showed no empathy whatsoever for the 6,000 people who are dependent on him to do his job properly.

I have another question for him. Why are no performance reports being posted on the HSE website in order that we might see the facts of this situation? There are supposed to be quarterly performance reports. They have not been posted since last September. Why is this the case?

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