Maria Byrne (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for attending to discuss this important issue, which is also health related and involves home care packages. People are not getting enough hours every day or week and there is a shortage of carers and trained people available to help. During Covid especially, we saw that keeping people in their own homes adds to longevity and that people survive better when they are in their own surroundings. What is the Government doing to extend care? What training will carers be given and how will they be recruited?