Dr. Eamonn Carroll:

I am not aware of any cost-benefit analysis in an Irish context. There has been some work done in other countries. It was mostly done at the start of PA provision in those countries, so much of it is about the cost benefit of having people living independently in the community instead of in residential institutions where there were major cost benefits. In an Irish context, that might be less the case and there would be cost and benefits in other ways.