Ms Richelle Flanagan:

I agree that the charity sector is there to help to bridge some of those gaps. It is criminal, really, that we do not have any respite services for Parkinson's disease, a condition where 70% of patients are over the age of 70 and going to be more advanced. It is great that we have access to MS Ireland but that is one facility and we need more facilities like that. The population in Ireland is getting older and that demand is only going to get greater.