Health (Amendment) (Home Support Providers) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2026-06-23
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Kieran O'Donnell (FG), Limerick City

I thank everyone for their contributions. This is significant legislation. It is a landmark Bill in that for the first time ever we will be regulating home care providers. That will give added confidence to the people who use the service, who are the most important people of all, about the high quality of the service. I acknowledge all the work done by home support workers and providers and by the people who are doing it for family without being paid. They do phenomenal work. This legislation has now gone through both Houses of the Oireachtas and will go to the President to be signed. It is an integral part of, and the first step in, the commitment in the programme for Government to design a statutory home care scheme to allow people to stay in their own home for as long as possible, if they wish. It is hugely important that people remain independent. This home support providers Bill is a first step in that direction and I thank all Senators for their great work. I look forward to continue working with them on a range of matters, with the development and design of a statutory home care scheme as a key focus.

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Sitting date: 2026-06-23