James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Wexford is consistently ranked among the worst counties in terms of waiting lists for home supports. There are 753 people waiting for home support in County Wexford, the third worst waiting list in the country. This has been getting steadily worse. Up to 174 people were added in the past few months. A significant amount of money has been put into the provision of additional home care supports and packages in recent years. Wexford, however, does not seem to be the beneficiary of this. The waiting list there is steadily getting worse rather than better. This is having a seriously detrimental effect on some vulnerable people. They are allocated a few hours here and there but often the staff are not in place to help them. Other vulnerable people who need help and assistance have seen their hours cut.

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