Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)

Some €110 million was set aside last year to introduce the fair deal, but clearly the legislation in that regard will not be produced in advance of this year's budget and the money will remain unspent. Will the Tánaiste ensure that the upcoming budget will provide for that money to be released to health boards to alleviate the suffering of families and assist them with elderly people in nursing homes?

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