Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The time is running on me. Other councils did not even include provision for home adaptation in the current year. South Dublin County Council is a case in point, just to draw the Minister's attention to it.

For carers, the story is the same. The reply reads, "The objective is to ensure that carers feel valued and supported in their caring role and are empowered to have a life of their own outside of caring". This sounds reassuring, but let us recognise that the backdrop is the reduction in the carer's respite grant from €1,700 to €1,375 only in the year gone by. There is no living up to the fine language employed.