Barry Cowen (Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Is the Minister for Health aware that the last time a new home help package was approved in County Offaly was last June? Does he know these facts or is he aware that the provision he supposedly made for an allocation to allow services to stand still will not enable it to stand still? That is an abdication of responsibility on the part of those charged with that responsibility. It is an absolute disgrace that the Minister is presiding over a situation where I can be told that not one home help package was made available in the county for the past six months. Is he proud of this?

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