Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

There is no serious objection to setting up a forum on elderly care provided we know exactly what was on the agenda. For instance, policy must be an issue for both Government and the Health Service Executive but if it is about the way people are managed once they are in the system that would be a worthwhile platform in terms of considering the stage at which people need to go to an acute unit and so on. I do not believe that would be a problem but we would have to have clear lines in terms of the issues on which it could decide and the outcomes.