Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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212. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE home care services budget for 2019; the number of hours to be provided; the number of recipients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18363/19]

Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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As a Government, we have made improved access to home support services a key priority. Recent years have seen a considerable increase in the budget for these services, which is now in excess of €445 million.  

The 2019 Health Service Executive National Service Plan provides for more than 18 million home support hours this year to over 53,000 people.  This includes Intensive Home Care Packages, aimed primarily at supporting people with Dementia, meaning about 235 people will benefit from 360,000 hours of support in 2019.