Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

Deputy Rabbitte asked how many additional people will be employed in services for the elderly next year and this figure will be just short of 1,000. There will be €120 million for services for old people and a further €50 million the following year, giving a total cost of €170 million. I can see nobody on the Opposition bench is interested in what we do for the elderly.

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