Jerry Buttimer (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Given that it is now a new departure for HIQA and that these will be the homes of many people who are vulnerable, in achieving that consistency will HIQA be communicative and co-operative with the provider who might not have the wherewithal to achieve the standards HIQA seeks? Vulnerable people will be affected. For argument's sake, if facility X is closed, HIQA might end up discommoding a large or small number of people who have nowhere else to go.