Dáil debates

Tuesday, 26 November 2019

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions

 

2:30 pm

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The solutions are to add beds to the hospital system, which we are doing, and to increase funding for home help. There has been an increase of 40% in home help funding within the past two or three years, with another additional 1 million hours next year and perhaps more in the years beyond that. It must be borne in mind that this is not only about money because one also has to find the necessary home helps and that is an increasing challenge at a time of almost full employment. There is also a need for additional investment in the fair deal scheme and in primary care.

I appreciate that part of the job of an Opposition leader is to tell me off and tick me off but I also follow what goes on north of the Border.

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