Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am saying we should have a specific commissioner for older people. Mr. Watt referred to a figure of about €1 billion in respect of nursing home care. My understanding is that such an office would cost about €2 million, which is a very small amount of money in real terms. At the same time, we would have someone focusing on this particular area, which I think would be beneficial.