Bobby Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Does that mean that the survivor, or any individual, is not party to the contract? He or she has nothing to do with it because Caranua is paying. The survivor has no say in the matter and cannot enforce the contract. Caranua has limited life expectancy and will close in a couple of years. How will the relatives of the survivor obtain the benefits of the service in years to come? How has it been set up? The funeral has been paid for with an undertaker of someone who is expected to die in ten, 20 or five years' time.