Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the delegations for their presentations. I really liked their empathy towards the patients in question and the language they used. They spoke about personalised treatment and it being inclusive to the person and their family. Often when we get these documents, one often just gets budgets and statistics.

The pilot project in Tipperary sounds fantastic. Dún Laoghaire has a strong project, Living Well with Dementia, run by Eilis Hession from the Health Service Executive. None of us wants to suffer from dementia when we are older. Tina Leonard said advisers can help slow the onset of dementia. I did not know diabetic patients are more prone to dementia.

I thank the Chairman for inviting Tina Leonard as it is important the committee hears from the Alzheimer Society of Ireland. I know the delegations want a commitment to continue the strategy with a budget behind it. I will do my best, as will every other member.