Marc MacSharry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate that my next question does not fall within the remit of the NTPF but I shall ask it anyway given that the NTPF has the expertise. How can I reconcile someone paying €950 a week versus €1,400 a week? I am just taking advantage of the fact that there are experts in the room. I must ask about this matter because that is part of my role. Therefore, I am interested in hearing an explanation from the experts present. How can someone be charged €950 a week versus €1,400 a week? The position of the HSE is that it has a lot more high-dependency demands than the private sector. Is there any reason that the price cannot be €950 on the public side as well? I am sure that there is a level of dependency in private nursing homes.