Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 March 2022
772. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the way the 2023 HSE home support tender will impact the statutory home support scheme; and if the 2023 HSE home support tender will include a provision to accommodate the implementation of the statutory home support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11590/22]
View answerWork on the 2023 Health Service Executive (HSE) home-support tender has begun. A joint working group involving the HSE and the Department of Health is in the process of being established to prepare the tender and ensure that it is in place from 1st January 2023. In parallel to this, work will continue on the statutory scheme for the regulation and financing of home-support. The joint working group will include the statutory scheme in its deliberations. As it is envisaged that the new tender will be in place before the statutory scheme comes into effect, the working group will consider options to accommodate this transition.
