Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)

As I stated in my formal reply, we are going to have to do more with less. It is difficult to know how to do that with reductions such as these. We are going to have to seriously examine putting together a plan as to how we deal with our aging and elderly population. Up to this point, we did not have one. However, we are beginning to put it together. I agree with Deputy Pringle we cannot afford to leave a vulnerable group of people isolated and alone.

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