Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I strongly endorse what the Minister has said. Domiciliary care is a major part of the programme for Government. Deputy O'Reilly mentioned that an allocation has been made to cover 10,000 children and referred to the slight delay associated with the review of data. I think the confusion arose when the numbers were being finalised. Like the Deputy, I have direct experience in this regard. We all get regular queries from families. I think this will benefit approximately 11,000 children. That is my personal view. We need an accurate estimate. As the Minister has said, the legislation will be before the Oireachtas shortly. We are all working closely together and pushing it very strongly.