Ms Siobh?n McArdle:

When a home care assessment takes place, if the person doing the assessment identifies that there are deficits in the living environment that are a risk from the point of safety, for example, the bathroom, they would make a referral to the local authority. One of the positive things we are doing is the investment in age-friendly homes. Over the past two years or so we have had nine pilot projects around the country involving one point of contact in a particular local authority area that brings together an assessment of the person's home and co-ordinates that with their care needs. Those involved work with the local authority and the HSE to ensure that people's homes are age-ready. They also ensure that people who have experienced frailty or a particular medical event are able to access the service. This begins to open the doors for them, whether it is about energy grants, making adaptations to their homes or identifying the need to access things like meals on wheels. So we have funded----