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

I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. It is not a funding issue. Funding was provided in both the national service plan in 2021 and 2022 to progress the home support management system. The Minister of State with responsibility for mental health and older people is aware that an IT system is an essential foundation to drive reform of home support and to make it more efficient and responsive to people's needs. In this regard, the identification and procurement of an ICT system is being progressed by the HSE. The Minister of State, Deputy Butler, met with the national director responsible for this project recently and the urgent requirement for an ICT solution for home support services was the subject of the meeting. A further meeting between the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, Department officials and the HSE to progress this is scheduled for tomorrow.

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