Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

A mixture. It is difficult to understand from the answers whether the beds are for older people or people with disabilities. There is a mix. I will put my hands up and say I am adding to the confusion.

These are basic requirements. Carers are saving us billions of euro. I heard a figure of €20 billion mentioned. I do not know what the exact figure is, but the one I was using was €12 billion. We could pick a figure out of the sky, but perhaps the mandarins in the Department of Finance might assist us.

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