Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2025-12-10
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

Hold on. I am not sure either that the State should be ponying up for everything here. There is no analysis by Deputy Doherty of both sides of this engagement. That is my point. There is too much of that in the House. The easy thing to go for is that the Government must pay for everything, no matter how it is presented or manifested. Deputy Doherty, even though he is finance spokesman, just casts aside any sense of controls whatsoever – “just let it rip” is his approach.
We want to look after people with Alzheimer's and dementia, and we have done in this Government. We have done far more in the last number of years for dementia patients than was done in the previous decade or more. That is a fact.

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Sitting date: 2025-12-10