Annie Hoey (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I thank those who are tuning in online. I also thank the witnesses for their presentation. I am interested in one particular area. Often, these things come from personal knowledge. I have several friends who have MS. Falling has been an issue. They are very well looked after, very comfortably in remission, really well managed and a testimony to the incredible work our medicines can do. I also know of friends who have fallen, which cost them a huge amount both physically and emotionally; it is a setback in their life plans. Will the witnesses comment on that? It is something I am particularly interested in. I know the figures are considerably higher for this community in the context of falls, which have an impact and which involved a cost. I hate talking about costs to the Exchequer because life and people's well-being should not be discussed in terms of costs to the Exchequer but it is a cost.