Michael McNamara (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am sure that there are good reasons for the heavy redaction by the Department of Health and that it will provide them. We will ask for those reasons.

The Care Quality Commission is the United Kingdom's equivalent of HIQA. It required that every care facility identify a clinical lead by 15 May. In Ireland, some HSE facilities have a medical officer who is responsible for the care of all staff and some do not. In many HSE and private facilities, there are many people under the care of many different GPs and there is no one person responsible for the care of everyone. Would a similar approach to the UK's be beneficial in Ireland if a clinical lead had to be appointed for every care facility?