Irish Examiner view: With no plan, catastrophe looms large for elderly

That the ESRI highlighted a potential future calamity in terms of our ability to effectively manage and care for our increasingly ageing population, should set alarm bells ringing

ESRI research has indicated that, with our increasingly ageing population, long-stay bed capacity requirements are projected to increase from 29,579 beds in 2022 to between 47,588 and 53,266 by 2040

There was not a lot of good news from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) this week when it warned an overheating economy would jeopardise both the delivery of the National Development Plan and national housing targets.

That it also highlighted a potential future calamity in terms of our ability to effectively manage and care for our increasingly ageing population, should set alarm bells ringing.