Willie Penrose (Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 124: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the Age Action Ireland recommendation that the distinction between services for the elderly who are 65 and over and services for persons with disabilities who are under 65 should be reviewed as it puts limits on what could be provided for those over 65 with a disability or younger disabled persons ageing with a disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35478/05]

Tim O'Malley (Limerick East, Progressive Democrats)
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From a policy view point, my Department will give consideration to the matter in consultation with the Health Service Executive, having regard to issues relating to equity. There are genuine issues of need which will need to be discussed further between my Department and the HSE in regard to individuals who may not easily fit the normal categories of dependency. These are worth exploring perhaps in the context of the HSE service plan for 2006.