Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The overall subsidy rates can be adjusted in the context of the Bill and the ministerial setting of those regulations. Our intention is, and our hope is, that they would be based on the cost of provision, which is why we are conducting an independent review of the costs. I, as Minister, want flexibility more than anything else in the world. We need to work towards that and the first step is to determine, in an independent fashion, what the current costs are. Perhaps the Deputy is seeking an ongoing review of that to ensure the providers can continue to do the work at that level.