Ms Emily Logan:

I understand the issue the Deputy is raising. I would not agree with the Minister's earlier comment that one box such matters off, that this a matter of social welfare and social care and thus a problem for the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Doherty. As the committee has heard from Mr. Conaty, one of the problems facing thousands of people in this country has been the potential for erasing the contribution of women and ignoring the growing contribution of men to the common good in this country.