Elderly policy patchy, says Harney

Michael O’Farrell

However, speaking before the Oireachtas Health Committee, Ms Harney said a working group, set up in conjunction with the Department of Social and Family affairs, would make recommendations by June.

Reacting to criticism from Labour’s Liz McManus and Fine Gael’s Liam Twomey, Ms Harney rejected suggestions the Government had no coherent policy on the elderly.