Dáil debates

Thursday, 23 April 2020

Health (Covid-19): Statements (Resumed)

 

5:55 pm

Photo of Claire KerraneClaire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I wish to ask the Minister about current waiting lists for homecare packages. All Members know the importance of keeping older people and those with underlying health conditions safe in their homes. Where possible, we must ensure that they receive an appropriate level of care at home to meet their needs. Nobody should ever be left waiting for homecare when they have been deemed to need it, but that is especially true at this time. The most recent figures pertaining my constituency are from last month and relate to the waiting list at the end of February. There were 141 people awaiting new homecare packages in County Galway and 69 in County Roscommon, with 27 people across the two counties awaiting additional homecare supports. Have those waiting lists been cleared? If they have not, I ask the Minister to provide the up-to-date number of people awaiting homecare in each county in the State. These are the very people who need this care provided to them now. They are the very people we need to keep safe at home during this pandemic. I ask the Minister to put the necessary funding in place to ensure that those waiting lists are cleared and that those who require care at home receive it.

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