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that. It is important that home support workers are assisted in understanding the needs of people with dementia and are trained to provide person-centred care. The Government has therefore funded the HSE to roll out a home support worker education programme across the country. There has been … first time in Ireland, all private, public and voluntary home support providers will be registered and regulated by HIQA and the Chief Inspector of Social Services. The aim is to improve the safety and quality of home support services by ensuring providers meet standards set by ministerial regulation

smashed to pieces. The bravery of my mother that day changed the course of our lives forever. With the aid of a social care worker, we were brought to a bed and breakfast before we moved to the women's refugee in Galway for a number of weeks … aftermath of Jennifer's brutal murder by someone she too once loved. We in Sinn Féin support the introduction of a domestic violence register. A documented history of domestic violence is a strong indicator of future behaviour and serves as a protection to women right around this nation

social media and everything else but they resonated and it was intergenerational. Our ultimate objective here is to ensure we look after people with dementia and their families. Where do we look after that - at diagnosis level? That is why we need the national dementia register … statutory home care scheme. Deputy Connolly referred to the practical aspect. We have given the HSE funding to recruit 257 additional home support workers. I want them to be recruited and the HSE is doing that. I am having ongoing meetings with the HSE to try to reduce