Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2023-05-10
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Mary Butler (FF), Waterford

I thank the Deputy for the question. He is quite right in saying that the provision of home care for people living at home is very important. Today as we stand here, approximately 56,500 people will receive the support of a home care worker. Without these workers they could not age well at home, so they are very important. I might chat to the Deputy offline because I am not sure whether this is specific to community healthcare organisation, CHO, 4, whether it relates to the HSE only or whether it relates also to private home care providers. The Deputy is quite right; we do not want anyone to be left behind. We are very dependent on these healthcare workers who do a phenomenal job every day of the week, so I will speak to the Deputy later.

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Sitting date: 2023-05-10