Mr. Damien Douglas:

Deputy Ellis mentioned earlier that the HSE has said there is no money for transport services, which is true. The analogy for that is saying to somebody that he or she will be given a new house or new kitchen but no oven in which to cook food. People are being told they will be given some of what they need but not all of it. That is exactly where a lot of people are. They are given something that helps but, in a lot of cases, not enough to make a huge difference in terms of the independence they need. For those who can do it themselves, it is great. For those who cannot do it and are dependent on others to do it for them, it is a double burden.

The challenge is to equalise that a bit.