Over €66 million allocated to Community Healthcare in North West
Over €66 million has been allocated by the HSE to Community Healthcare in the North West for 2022. The funding will provide over 2,300,000 hours across the counties of Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal, Monaghan and Cavan. This means that 4,310 people will avail of Home Support this year across…
Home Help hours – top of new Dail agenda
Fine Gael have claimed the provision of adequate home help hours must be placed at the top of the political agenda in the next Dail. That’s according to local general election candidate, Senator Frank Feighan. Fine Gael will have already committed to funding 1 million additional hours this…
Local TD highlights rising waiting lists for Home Help Hours as cold months approach
Calls are being made to address the Home Help Hours scheme as the cold months approach. It’s after new figures released to Fianna Fail show that across Slgo, Leitrim, Donegal and Roscommon, waiting figures have increased from 413 people in March, to 647 in August. Sligo/Leitrim Fianna Fail TD, Eamon…
Local councillor describes home help hours scheme in the north west as a ‘post code lottery’
A local councillor is describing the Home Help Hours scheme in the North West as a ‘post code lottery’. Sinn Féin Councillor and General Election candidate, Chris MacManus is making the comments following figures that show 230 people in Sligo and Leitrim are waiting on home help hours. Other counties…