Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2026-01-22
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Simon Harris (FG), Wicklow

I thank the Deputy O’Callaghan for raising the issue. I welcome the people in the Gallery and thank them for being here today. I am trying to familiarise myself with this issue in real time. My understanding is that all homecare services funded by the HSE have now received the pay uplift they were meant to receive through the WRC agreement but that there are a number of services that do not receive direct funding through the HSE. However, I also understand that Northside Home Care Services does receive some section 39 funding in relation to the meals-on-wheels service it provides. I believe the HSE reached out to Northside Home Care Services last week to remind it, the employer, of the process for claiming an uplift in pay funding in respect of the section 39 funding it receives. I will personally speak to the chief executive of the HSE and revert to the Deputy directly.

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Sitting date: 2026-01-22