Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

As I stand here today, 54,000 people are receiving home care. Last year, 75,000 people in total received home care. It supported them to be able to live well at home, which is important.

I take on board the Deputy’s point about the public health nurse and the medical card. People not having medical cards is an issue that we encounter at times. Working with the medical card unit, though, many are able to avail of medical cards because of their medical conditions. If the Deputy wishes to send me the details, I will examine them.

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