Ms Catherine Cox:

Obviously. The Deputy is right that society does not respect human rights. When looking at assisted capacity, it is really important to look at the rights of the person providing the care, as well as the rights of the person at the centre. If we do that, that will look after itself.

The Deputy’s first point was around carers. They save the State €20 billion every year. I always like to give that figure because it is huge. If we had to replace the care family carers do in the morning, that is what it would cost.