Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I again thank the Senator for raising this important issue. The Department of Transport, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, and I are fully aware of the distress associated with the complex and everyday challenges faced by people with dementia and their families and carers. The Minister fully appreciates that a dementia diagnosis requires a fundamental renegotiation of how individuals engage with the world around them and acknowledges that driving and parking come with a set of challenges.

The Senator raised a couple of points. I do not have a timeframe for the report. The critical thing is that it will be comprehensive. I will go back with the message that the Alzheimer Society of Ireland should be included as part of the review. I note the point the Senator made about Kildare. I have no doubt that is a matter she can take up with the Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan. The key thing is that a formal review is under way. That will allow consideration of all matters, including those relating to people with dementia. I thank the Senator for raising the matter.