Sinn F\u00e9in candidate for Dublin South West, Se\u00e1n Crowe, has\nsaid recent figures released to him show that 230 local people in his\nconstituency are now waiting for home help supports. Crowe said this is causing\nhuge hardship to vulnerable people and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Se\u00e1n Crowe said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe\u00a0last Fine Gael government had a freeze on home help hours since last year and as a result the waiting lists for home help has exploded.\u00a0<\/p>
\u00a0\u201c7,881 people are waiting on home help across the State and 230 of them live in the Dublin South West area.<\/p>
\u201cThe situation is getting worse, not better for many vulnerable people. Many people are\u00a0entitled to home help\u00a0but they are not getting their hours.<\/p>
\u201cIt’s like a lottery based on where you live and if you\u2019re lucky you can get the care you need. This is wrong.<\/p>
\u201cThe last Fine Gael government\u00a0wasted huge sums of money on private home help providers instead of putting it into a public home help system. Sinn F\u00e9in would do things differently, we want a health\u00a0system that helps sick people and not to create profit for private companies.<\/p>
\u201cThis area of Dublin\u00a0has a long home help waiting lists. Our communities and vulnerable sick people should be getting\u00a0home help hours, but it\u2019s not being given to many people who need it.<\/p>
\u201cImmediate action is required to ensure that people living in our communities can access care and stay at home or return home if they are able to manage<\/p>
\u201cA Sinn F\u00e9in government\u00a0would provide home help and home care for\u00a0these families\u00a0and for the health service.\u00a0<\/p>
“More beds need to be\u00a0freed up and not occupied by patients who don’t\u00a0want to stay in hospital and for the hundreds ready and desperate to return home with home help in place.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
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