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

I want to know when the child care (amendment) Bill will be brought before the House. It seems that we have to decode the budget statements of the Minister, Deputy Howlin, in order to get any clarity.

My third point relates to the care of older people in community care. Five years ago, the programme for Government contained a clear commitment that "additional funding will be provided each year for the care of older people". When one examines this Government's budgets, one finds that it has not fulfilled that promise. Funding for older people's services was reduced in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

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