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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Colm Burke: We will take all the questions together and then Ms Metcalfe can respond to them.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Colm Burke: I call Deputy Donnelly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Colm Burke: No. I will allow three members of the committee to ask questions before getting some replies, if that is okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Colm Burke: I remind our guests to note the questions that are being asked. I will ask them to reply after three members of the committee have asked their questions. I hope witnesses will be able to deal with it in that way. We will try to get through it as quickly as possible.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Colm Burke: I will go in reverse order. I ask Ms Metcalfe to deal with some of the issues that have been raised. If she wants to come back in later on, I will facilitate that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Colm Burke: I will come back to Ms Metcalfe if there are other issues she wants to come in on. I will go to Mr. Ed Murphy now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Colm Burke: In fairness, there are a few other members who want to ask questions. I am going to allow them at this stage.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Colm Burke: I am going to allow other members ask questions and then deal with the replies.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Colm Burke: In fairness, there are other members who want to ask questions. I want to allow Deputies O'Reilly and O'Connell and Senator Rose Conway-Walsh in. I call Deputy O'Reilly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Colm Burke: I call Deputy O'Connell.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Colm Burke: In fairness, I have come across people who have looked for choices so it depends on the area and on the quality of service being offered.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Colm Burke: I believe some people use HSE and privately delivered services. At certain times, for example, when the HSE service is not available people can receive the private service and vice versa.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Colm Burke: Sorry Senator Conway-Walsh-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Colm Burke: We will let Mr. Healy finish, after which Mr. Fitzgerald will contribute and the Senator can then speak again.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Colm Burke: Which questions were not answered? The Senator might repeat them.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Colm Burke: To clarify, the witnesses have said that there are now 50,500 people in receipt of homecare packages. What has that increased from? What was the previous figure?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Colm Burke: That corresponds to the demographic change in age etc.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Colm Burke: For 2019, if one was planning a budget, how will people be provided with homecare? There are currently 50,500.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Colm Burke: It is a fair point. Does Mr. McCarthy have anything to add?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Colm Burke: I thank Mr. Healy, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Crotty, Ms Metcalfe and Mr. McCarthy for their contributions. I certainly think it was a learning experience for all of us. The Law Reform Commission report on the regulation of home care providers has already been published. There is a draft Bill in place. I know the Department is working on this. However, I hope that, in the context of...