Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I welcome this announcement by the Minister, even if it is several years overdue. I am disappointed he is not here this evening. Many of us on this side of the House have long recognised the importance of carers to Irish society and we have not sought to have their access to basic care hindered by a lack of focus and a lack of priority, as was the case with the Minister, Deputy Harris. I ask the Minister of State to tell him that.

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