Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I wish to raise with the Taoiseach a very important matter. Many elderly people are encountering severe problems in attaining home help. They are waiting for months. We cannot understand this because on the other side I know that people have qualified, are Garda vetted and are ready to go. The answer I am getting back day after day is that they do not have the staff and that they are waiting for them to be Garda vetted. There is something wrong. There needs to be an investigation into this matter because people cannot wait any longer. Old people do not have time on their side.

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