Gerard Craughwell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for coming here today. We spoke before they came down. It is a pretty daunting prospect to come into this place and face the music. Their presentations were fantastic and I thank them both for that. I am going to go through a few things here. Whichever of the witnesses thinks themselves best suited to pick up on each might do so.

The first matter impacts Ms Cronin directly. She mentioned that her son is in a Brothers of Charity day care centre five days a week. I do not want to put her on the spot but what would she do if the Brothers of Charity facility was not available to her and her son had to stay at home with her every day? Not unlike myself, she is advancing in years. Surely, if she had to look after a 37-year-old 24 hours a day, she would seek permanent confinement in some centre or other for him.