‘Lack of home help to blame for late hospital discharges’

Fianna Fáil has blamed a lack of delivery on home help hours for the the 599 people who were discharged from hospital later than needed.

The party’s spokesperson on older people, Mary Butler, said that the latest figures on delayed discharges make it crystal clear that all of the promised extra 800,000 hours of home help must be delivered in 2019.