There is a commitment in the programme for Government to deliver a better health care system. Following Monday night's very powerful documentary on the experience of Brendan Courtney and his family as they tried to access better health care for their elderly parent, what commitment can the Taoiseach and the Minister for Health give to roll out the fair deal scheme to the home, particularly for people with elderly parents?

I did not see the programme but I heard about it. I understand it was a very powerful documentary and I offer my compliments to the family involved. I understand the father had a stroke. It is not a case of putting onto a statutory basis the care and consideration given by families to family members who are patients but the Government understands that people want to be in their own homes and should be able to live in their own homes for as long as possible before it is necessary to go to a hospital or a longer-stay institution. A review of the fair deal scheme, which has by and large been successful, is under way and this issue is a matter of concern to the Minister because of the rising age of our population. There will be increased demand over the next 15 or 20 years for this particular service.