John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The hours are being cut back in counties Kilkenny and Carlow. Elderly patients being cared for in hospitals are being sent home with no care whatsoever. There is deep concern among families about the privatisation of all of these hours and all of this care. It simply is not working out. More people are now involved in managing the system than in delivering it. I ask the Minister to seek a report immediately from the HSE and an outline as to how it will deal with this escalating problem.

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