Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We are on section 4. I will not come to backdating until we come to the relevant section. I and those who work in the HSE do not take much comfort from the reassurances of the Minister of State that outsourcing is being introduced. The concern that we are heading towards a privatised model is very real.

I do not agree with Senator Conway that an increase from 5% to 7.5% is modest. For older people who are dependent on services like these it is a large amount to have taken from their pockets. Such people have already had enough taken from them. We will oppose the section.