Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Health when he will publish the Strategy for Dementia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5055/13]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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The Programme for Government gave a commitment to develop a National Strategy on Dementia which will increase awareness, ensure early diagnosis and intervention, and enhance community based services for all people living with this condition, and to do so by the end of 2013. The first stage of the process, which was to assemble the research and evidence upon which the policy will be developed, has been completed and the report on this process is available at www.doh.ie. This was followed by a public consultation process, with submissions received currently being analysed. A working group to develop the Strategy will be established shortly with a view to finalising and publishing the Dementia Strategy by the end of this year.