The Taoiseach is well aware of the importance of home help hours and the important service carers provide to people in their own homes. The Taoiseach's Government radically cut home help hours. My question relates to the health reform Bill.

Does the Government have proposals to reinstate home help hours to ensure people can provide excellent service and care for people living in their own homes?

I answered questions on this reform Bill yesterday. Of course, we value the great work done by so many around the country as home helps. This issue is now the subject of discussions between the Minister for Health and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform which will be concluded in the coming days in time for the budget which is to be announced on 14 October.

I have only time to call one more Deputy. I will call the other Deputies who are offering tomorrow. I offer my apologies to them.