Home-help hours halved during pandemic

Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North-West Michael Moynihan will chair the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters. Picture: Dan Linehan

Latest figures from the HSE show the impact of the pandemic on the delivery of disability services, with the number of personal assistance hours and home support hours almost halved.

The HSE's Performance Profile for the period April to June also illustrates the sharp fall in the percentage of people getting quicker access to services such as speech and language therapy and occupational therapy.