Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We have spoken previously about this issue in home care. We all welcomed the work of the workforce advisory group. It has to look at the issues of visas and tax breaks. Pay rates have to be on the table, as well as expenses. There are anomalies among the various CHOs. However, we need a timeline. Beyond that, there is the wider issue of workforce planning to ensure we will have enough people to be able to cover what needs to be done because there are families under significant pressure as they cannot get people to provide adequate hours for their loved ones so they can stay in their homes.

See this speech in context