I welcome all those people in the Public Gallery watching this debate, particularly Cian and Jordan. I echo what has been said. Their mam would be incredibly proud because they have raised awareness and sparked that conversation. It is so important. The Minister of State alluded to this himself. Awareness is extremely important. To be fair, however, this is a part of a much bigger jigsaw because awareness does not bring with it supports, home care or what people actually need. The Minister of State referred in his script to the statistics available from the Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI. I think it is fair to say that we have a very clear understanding of the scale of support needed. We do not need any more reviews and we do not want any more information. To move from collecting information to delivering services is where the Government should be focusing. I lost my own mam last September. People said to me that she had died very suddenly. At the time, people told me I was lucky that I did not have a long drawn-out illness to deal with. Part of the reason people fear conditions like dementia is because they know what it is like. They know it means that their families will have to fight for every single service. They know it is a constant battle. They know that the likelihood is that they will not have their wishes fulfilled if they want to stay at home and age where they are comfortable. They know that they will be let down and have to become what, effectively, feels like a burden to their family, I am sure, although it is not. As Teachta Cullinane advised, it is a great thing to be able to care for someone. People do, however, fear that element of ageing. I think the Government should reflect on this aspect. It knows what people want. They want to be able to age where they are and to be able to stay at home, and we still do not have a statutory home care scheme. It has been promised and the Minister of State's party has been in government for 15 years. That is long enough to do it, review it, do it better and do it again but it has not been delivered. If the Minister is listening, she will put a rush on doing this.

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