Seanad debates
Wednesday, 23 October 2002
Health Services: Motion.
I commend the community care service. As recently as five or six years ago home helps were paid a miserable £1 per hour. They are now paid €9 per hour. This is an important and welcome development. The general practitioner service gives excellent value for money, often in multi-disciplinary and multi-functional units. It is difficult to replace GPs or to provide temporary locum cover in many areas and this problem must be addressed. The community care service does excellent work and gives excellent value for money.
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