Mary Moran (Labour) | Oireachtas source

Mr. O'Brien mentioned that there are thousands fewer staff in the HSE. What we saw in Áras Attracta was not a question of resources or staffing. There were plenty of staff there. Dr. Crowley mentioned training hours. We noted that there were more than 100 additional hours since the first HIQA report into Áras Attracta, yet we saw what we got. Irrespective of whether an inspection is announced or not, one will not get the true story of what is actually occurring in a facility because people put on their best face when inspectors visit. There were people in Áras Attracta who had not been taken out for weeks. They had not been outside the door and were left sitting in chairs. We have to be able to state categorically what is happening. The buck stops with Mr. Tony O'Brien, as leader of the HSE. He has to be able to say everything is being done that should be done for our most vulnerable.