Micheál Carrigy (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The programme for Government states that a statutory home care scheme will be designed to allow people to stay in their homes for as long as possible. In my home county of Longford, numerous families are struggling to look after family members. Based on medical need, they are being allocated hours but the reality is that there are no staff employed by the HSE to provide the hours. Families are now considering applying for the fair deal scheme to allow for nursing home care for their relatives. That will ultimately cost the State more money. When will see a home care scheme in place to look after those elderly people in Longford and in communities throughout the country?

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