Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Many more people are living longer in our society. The latest census indicated there are over 1 million people aged over 60 years in the State, of whom 150,000 are aged over 80 years. I am thankful that hundreds of people are reaching the celebration mark of 100 years of age every year. Older people want to age in place, not in nursing homes or institutions. Will the Minister give an update on the Government commitment to establish a new statutory home care support scheme? I welcome the work the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, is doing on this matter.

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