Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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453. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Research Board review has completed its work regarding the need to regulate the home care services sector, that is, the way in which home care services are funded and regulated in comparable jurisdictions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3778/17]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The Health Research Board was commissioned by the Department of Health in 2016 to carry out an evidence review describing approaches to the regulation and financing of home care in comparable jurisdictions and assessing them in terms of their effectiveness. It will be used to inform the development of policy proposals for the regulation and financing of home care.

The review will be published shortly. A public consultation process will then be launched in the coming months to allow those who have views on the issue to have their say, including older people themselves, their families and healthcare workers.