Kevin Humphreys (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I acknowledge the efforts of the Leader to get the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, to come to the House on the question of Alzheimer's disease and dementia. I appreciate the work he and his office have done on this issue but unfortunately, at this stage the Minister still has not indicated when he will attend the House. I have been patient on the issue but I feel I have no alternative to moving an amendment to the Order of Business tomorrow to call for the Minister for Health to attend to discuss the HSE plan for 2019 and the issue of not providing additional supports and services to families with members suffering from dementia and Alzheimer's. I do this reluctantly and I hope the Leader will be able to contact me in the morning to indicate when the Minister will attend. If he does so, I will give a commitment not to try to amend the Order of Business.