James Reilly (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

-----but it brought many social advances to this country in the past number of years and the tenure of the last Government.

I am struck by Senator Dolan's comments and agree that we must have specific provision in our social housing policy for those with disabilities. I am sure the Minister would be open to that. I am also struck by the old adage that if New York gets a cold, London gets pneumonia; poor old Ireland got septicaemia and when this last happened we were nearly wiped out.