Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I understand we are reliant on them; therefore, let me praise them. It is not my preference, but my preference is not important. However, that is the reality. I would, however, prefer to see a ratio of 50:50. As somebody who collected 24,000 signatures to try to keep a public nursing home in Galway open, I am disappointed that the State has pulled out of the provision of nursing homes. Let me state my prejudices, as it were. I go back to the issue of openness and accountability. By and large, outside the voluntary homes, each home is run to make a profit. Is that right?