Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

That has to be addressed. However, I certainly do not believe this is in any shape or form an attack on carers.

Deputy Ó Snodaigh debated for a long time on Committee Stage and Report Stage in regard to the medical assessors to whom Deputy Coppinger is referring. I believe I have adequately explained what we are doing to those who were present in the House. By and large, I believe most Deputies accept how we are going to manage that. The medical assessors who will be recruited will operate in the same fashion as the current ones. We are not copying any English or British system.

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