Ms R?is?n Clarke:

On the point of loneliness and potential strategies that could be used to address it, there are a number of mentions in Sharing the Vision of social prescribing and its benefits for mental health. Again, however, it goes only so far and the older person is that missing piece of the jigsaw puzzle. As I understand it, and it would be good to know more about what stage it is at, there is a framework in place for social prescribing and delivery in the communities around Ireland. Potentially, therefore, if we could link in what is out there, what has been established and what we can potentially leverage and then draw a focus in its place with older persons' services within the community, there could be some benefit in that.