Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That would be useful for the committee. The Minister of State probably would not know now, but perhaps will include it in her response to the committee, whether it is still the case that Ireland includes payments to family carers in the healthcare expenditure we report to the OECD. Is that the norm among the OECD countries? Ireland includes the home care services, the group homes in the community for people with disabilities, and day services for older people whereas in the North these are not included. While you can paint one picture, it may be very far removed when you dig deep, and even not so deep, into the figures.