Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Everything is becoming an emergency because nothing has been dealt with given the places are not available. It is only when they become an emergency that cases are dealt with and, in the meantime, people are under unbearable pressure. It is only emergency cases that are out there because standard ones are not getting dealt with and they have outstayed the respite and home care options for catering for people's needs in many circumstances.