Seanad debates

Tuesday, 4 December 2007

2:30 pm

Photo of Paul BradfordPaul Bradford (Fine Gael)

The statistics clearly show that the majority of elderly people wish to remain in their homes with their families and among their communities. We must respond to that. I look forward to the debate on the nursing home support scheme Bill and the implementation of an adequate nursing home system. However, we should not get carried away with the notion that one size fits all and that a nursing home solution should be the extent of our aspirations for the elderly. They deserve far better than that and their welfare should be one of our primary concerns in 2008.

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