Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

It is a different subject but it is all connected. I understand we have a plan in regard to HIQA, standards and nursing home units, or long-stay units. As we all know, events can happen completely unexpectedly, or out of the blue, in the area of health that we do not know about and for which we are not planning. The difficulty is that there are times when we know exactly what we need to do but unfortunately do not always have the money to deal with the problem in a timely fashion owing to the circumstances the country finds itself in. However, we know about the issue being raised and do have a plan. My mantra seems to be that we know about the matter and have a plan but sometimes do not have the money. It is only with great good luck that Deputy Collins and I will reach later life, and we should accept that.

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