Home Care Packages Funding

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 July 2017

Wednesday, 26 July 2017

Ceisteanna (804)

Clare Daly

Ceist:

804. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase funding for the public home care sector. [35429/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of Health

Home care services are provided on the basis of assessed health-care need carried out by health care professionals and there is no means-testing. The HSE provides services both directly and through service agreements with private and voluntary sector provider. The Programme for Government commits to increasing funding for Home Care Packages and Home Help every year. The planning and management of future health expenditure will be considered as part of the annual estimates and budgetary process which seeks to balance available funding across all of the various service areas to achieve the best possible outcomes for the greatest number of service users and prioritise areas of greatest need.