Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)

Of course it would not.

I want the Minister of State to answer a straight question. Is this scheme going to continue? That is my question. I want the Minister of State to reassure the elderly people of this country who are waiting for an answer. We do not want a review. This scheme is working and it costs very little money in the context of the Government's overall budget. There are many other areas within the Department where funding could be cut, and where it is being wasted, rather than suspending this scheme. I want to know if this decision is being made just to get the Government over the local and European elections.

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