Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)

I acknowledge the Deputy's consistency on this matter over a long period. The report with which he is familiar recommends that policy relating to young carers should be a matter for the Department of Health and Children and that services should be delivered by the Health Service Executive. The Deputy has spoken up for this group. It has not been easy to develop strategy in this area because of the very young age of the people involved. While they are carers, there is a view strongly held in many quarters that they should not be.

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