I ask that home care and home help services be revisited under the health equality legislation. Serious issues arise in County Kerry, where home help hours are being slashed without any sympathy for the affected people. Patients want to live in their own homes. It is also an injustice to those who provide home help, who are doing their level best to provide a high-quality service with reduced hours. This is a wonderful service which keeps people out of long-term residential care. Could the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Bruton, convey the message to the Taoiseach and the Minister for Health-----

To what Bill is the Deputy referring?

I ask that there be some intervention. I inquired about the matter previously during Leaders' Questions. Notices are still going out.

We will see what the Minister has to say.

People are being provided with diminishing hours. What will happen is that more hospital care will be required and more long-term care.

The matter sounds like a Topical Issue.

It is good value for money. I would welcome a positive statement from the Minister.

He cannot make a statement on the Order of Business.

I do not see any legislation on the list in respect of the matter raised by Deputy Fleming. The provision of home care is more of a budgetary matter. I am aware that the Minister recently made extra funding available for home care packages in an attempt to assist in this area.