Since my appointment as Minister of State with responsibility for services for older people, I am pleased to indicate to the House that I have established an interdepartmental group made up of senior officials whose objective is to ensure services for older people are delivered in an integrated and co-ordinated manner. It is my intention to engage in widespread consultation with all the key stakeholders in the area over the coming months with the objective of producing a mission statement which will define our approach to the topic for the future.