Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I would like to see a lot of this brought to fruition, including for example the programme for Government commitment on investment in the supply of more and better care for older people in the community. I have just asked about it during Leaders' Questions, but there is no money for it. The programme refers to additional funding each year for the care of older people, residential places, more home care packages, and the delivery of more home help and other professional community care services. They have all been cut back and the fair deal system of financing is under review. We have not heard about the review yet and it is being cut back. The programme for Government contains Alice in Wonderlandstuff. It tears its credibility to shreds when none of it corresponds to the legislative agenda in health. None of this is going to happen.

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