Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The membership of the commission has yet to be determined. We are working on it now and had a meeting on it yesterday. It is envisaged that in line with the commission's approved remit, its members will collectively provide expertise across the areas of geriatrics, gerontology, health economics, health policy and management, health ethics, health technologies and ageing and disability. Stakeholder engagement, including with the public, will be central to the work of the commission. As I said, it will be established in early 2024.

The commission will report in three modules. We will have the first six-month module, which will be completed by the summer. We will then move to module two, which will take another six months. Module three will take longer because of the amount of work that will be involved in it. Engagement and collaboration with stakeholders will be a central component of this endeavour. We will be looking forward to announcing the membership of the commission very soon.

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