Colm Burke (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I accept fully what the Minister of State is telling me but has the HSE or the Department ever sat down and done a detailed cost analysis within the HSE because we should not be comparing like with like in respect of the private sector and the HSE? I believe that the cost of the HSE delivering the same service as that delivered by the private sector could be up to between €30 to €35 per hour. Those are the figures I am getting. Nobody has actually sat down and done a decent cost analysis. Could the Department give consideration to a pilot cost analysis to see exactly what it is costing and how we can deliver more hours for people who require home care in a cost-effective manner right across the country?