Peter Roche (Galway East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will be very brief and I am not going to ask any questions. The witnesses are pushing an open door coming here and asking this committee to take on board the contributions they have made and what it is they are seeking. It almost feels like Storm Éowyn is operating outside again. I hope it is not because when we are in a bunker like this, we do not know what is going on outside.

I am interested in the fact that for Family Carers Ireland, €3.3 million has still not been paid. That is something we really need to be focused on. I missed the contribution from ALONE.

Whatever else happens, we should not complicate people's lives and the lives of the organisations. They are doing extraordinary work and the last thing they want is for things to be complicated by bureaucracy, red tape and a whole host of obstacles.