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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) (Licensing of Professional Home Support Providers) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2024)
Mr. Seán Moynihan: I thank the committee for inviting us to contribute. ALONE is a national organisation that enables older people to age at home. In 2023, ALONE provided support to more than 36,000 older people. We have staff and volunteers in all 96 community healthcare network areas. We are also part of the work of the national enhanced community care programme. To make the most of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) (Licensing of Professional Home Support Providers) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: That is interesting. The issue of hoarding has arisen at the committee previously in the context of the lack of supports, given people often need a great deal of complex mental health supports to address the issue of hoarding. One matter that arose in last week’s meeting with representatives of the Department related to the appeals procedure that might be appropriate here. What...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) (Licensing of Professional Home Support Providers) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2024)
Seán Crowe: ...and they are found three or six months later or even 12 months. That was one of the driving influences behind ALONE, where Willie Bermingham came across people in various situations as part of his work and had the foresight to establish the organisation. It is a challenge. Instead of things improving, it seems like society is getting worse in many ways and there are so many people who...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) (Licensing of Professional Home Support Providers) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2024)
Seán Kyne: I thank Mr. Moynihan. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to this because every family unit is different. Some people have children living nearby. Others have one child or three children or five or six children. Some people have a number of children but they live in different parts of the country. I have come across cases where daughters are living in Dublin but their mother is living...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) (Licensing of Professional Home Support Providers) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2024)
...decided on. It is currently funded through general taxation and, as many of us will be aware, the fair deal process is complex. It is bureaucratic. We anticipate a process of that nature would likely dissuade people from going that route and instead potentially looking for support from that unregulated care sector. The ESRI report that looked into the various funding models that could...