Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

1 o’clock

I am a little bit surprised at the Deputy's question because this is the first Government ever that embedded ring-fenced funding for dementia supports. Currently, we have 29 dementia advisers throughout the country. We have 23 memory support services and 24 memory clinics all over the country.

Coupled with that, this year, 15% of all home care hours are provided specifically for people with dementia. Last week, I was delighted to announce the 46th dementia-specific day centre that was opened this year. This Government has made huge inroads with regard to dementia supports. That is recognised by the Alzheimer Society Of Ireland with which we work very closely. I look forward to doing more in next year's budget.

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