Mr. Justin Moran:

I beg your pardon. I am sorry about that. In that particular case, the individual was left in a soiled state in public view for several hours. When his incontinence pad came undone he was left exposed on a hospital ward. His family advised that he had been traumatised by his treatment. There are numerous HIQA reports into conditions in Irish nursing homes that highlight similar issues of neglect, and committee members will be familiar with the work done by Deputy Anne Ferris on mandatory retirement, which is also an issue with regard to the right to employment for older people.

I will now ask my colleague, Ms Bridget Sleap, to go into more detail on why we need a new stand-alone convention.