John Kelly (Labour) | Oireachtas source

That number has dropped to 45,000 in the first quarter of this year. Therefore, 6,000 fewer people are in receipt of home help hours now. This does not answer the question about the people who were in receipt of home help hours in 2012 whose hours were cut and not restored. I am not satisfied that the HSE response to my question deals with the situation I am trying to portray. I will leave it with the Minister of State.