Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 December 2009
150 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will examine the discrepancies in access to home care packages as cited by a group (details supplied), who claim that access to home care packages are inconsistent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46368/09]
View answerThe Department of Health and Children earlier this year commissioned an independent evaluation of Home Care Packages (HCPs) by PA Consulting Group. This report was published on the Department website on 3 December last. The report indicates that, while significant progress has been achieved in relation to the original objectives of these packages, a more standardised approach to provision is required nationally, including the question of access. The Department is at present working closely with the HSE on an Action Plan to address, in 2010, the particular issue raised by the Deputy, and the other implications arising from this evaluation.
