Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have tried to respond to what he has asked me to do. I am aware of the challenges we face. Like the Deputy, I know the figures. I have moved as quickly as I can to try to accede to the requests that have been put to me.

On the question of what we are doing to support carers, from a social welfare point of view there are a significant number of programmes in place to support citizens who give care in their homes. The carer's allowance and additional benefits are in place. It is not a question of what more we will do; we have programmes in place to do that.