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there is an acute shortage of special care beds in this State. These are unregulated, non-registered settings that are at times staffed by private security or agency workers who lack social care or trauma-informed practice training, and they are relied upon by Tusla. When we think

good active housing programme, the homeless figures increased by 60% when you compare December's figures with those last year. The Government's social housing target for 2025 was 10,000 - a low enough, modest target. In the first nine months of the year, just 3,143 were … small house in Kilminchy, a suburb of Portlaoise, is advertised for €2,100 per month. That is more than €500 a week. Workers cannot afford that. It is way over what people can budget for. House prices are up 60% on average compared with 2020. Notices to quit

likes of the local community safety partnerships, there should be the opportunity to strengthen the Tusla presence, working closely with youth workers, social workers, the JLOs and local communities. This Bill is the second half of amendments to the Child Care Act 1991. The first half passed … children is the most important priority of all. I will also take the opportunity to ask about the 17 crèches that did not register properly and were in danger of not being able to open earlier this month and whether the new Garda vetting process was part

specialist mental health service delivery. Actions under the policy cover prevention and early intervention, service access, co-ordination and continuity of care, social inclusion and accountability and continuous improvements. Implementation is being driven by the national implementation and monitoring committee. This group has been reviewing the issues … resolution services, with teams made up of expert mental health professionals, and Solace crisis cafes, which are staffed by lived experience peer support workers. These services already operate in six counties and in 2026 will expand to serve communities in counties Donegal and Kerry and the midlands. These

register of private providers. There is nothing in this Bill about access and affordability of different levels of care. It is a system designed around private provision. The ambition of the Government should be to build a genuinely public health and social care system accessible … Minister and the HSE to engage with their representatives and get these issues resolved. They are a very important group of workers who deserve to be treated fairly. Finally, I just want to express concern regarding the letters that have been issued to family carers, who do Trojan

behalf of the Social Democrats, I welcome this Bill to finally regulate home care services. The Social Democrats have long advocated for a statutory right to home care and this regulatory framework is an important element of that. As it stands, home care services remain unregulated, despite … oversight. Unlike the nursing home sector, HIQA has no role in regulating services. For instance, it does not set standards, monitor compliance or register providers. This regulatory vacuum has prevailed for far too long despite the potential risk to service users. In reality, there is no barrier whatsoever