Mary White (Fianna Fail)

In my document, A New Approach to Aging and Ageism, I wrote extensively about the financing of long-stay care for older people in residential homes, both private and public. One of the points I made was that the issue of financing of residential care for older people is divisive in society. I compliment the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, for putting her proposal on the table yesterday. I draw the attention of the House to the scurrilous picture in the Irish Daily Star today of the Minister——