Mark Wall (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate the Minister of State's detailed response. She is correct that it is about delivery. I am aware that the Government has provided €900,000 for the upgrade of these homes and the provision of six new family homes and welcome that. However, when I visit these pensioners in their homes and see the mould coming out of the wall, I cannot accept that the HSE is delaying this or that the Government is allowing that to happen. My request for the Minister of State today is that she contact the HSE on behalf of all of us, in particular the people of Kildare South, and ask it to move to get the documents signed. I believe that is the only obstacle in our way. Legal documents can take time, as the Minister of State mentioned, but these houses are 30 years old, many people want to get into them and I understand that all that is required is a signature on a document for Tinteán to take over the running of these homes. I beg the Minister of State on behalf of many people, including the four current tenants and the six new ones, to make that contact. I appreciate her time today.