Tony McLoughlin (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the 19,200 approvals. Everyone both inside and outside of the Oireachtas is concerned about people living alone and in isolated areas. It is very important that our senior citizens are looked after and that there is adequate funding. The Minister said there is greater demand and that everyone who received money was approved. However, is he satisfied that the moneys allocated will be sufficient for 2019? There are many other people with concerns who will apply for this and I wonder if there is adequate funding this year to cover all applicants.

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