Ann Phelan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Labour)

I warmly welcome the response of the Minister of State and I warmly congratulate the Minister for Social Protection on her plans for this review. One of the best things set to happen under the review is the fact that the new working group, which will be staffed by the most appropriate people, will meet parents and guardians of children. Legislators may form the law in Leinster House but the ordinary people must live with it. Quite often, legislators do not gauge people's feelings. This review affords people in receipt of domiciliary care allowance the opportunity to have their wishes heard and to make their opinions known. This is welcome. I am sure the new review will be carried out with zeal by the working group. I thank the Minister for Social Protection for the response. It is great to see that she listened and went a long way to give the parents what they wanted.

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