Mr. Phelim Quinn:

That is fine. The first part of the Deputy's question referred to particular homes. We dealt with those homes that had made contact with us and were struggling to cope with the virus within those homes. At that point, we referred specific issues to the HSE for support.

The location of homes gets to the heart of what I said earlier. The HSE is not necessarily familiar with the entirety of the sector. We supplied it with information on locations, the numbers of residents and staff etc. in those homes.

I want to reference the point made by my colleague earlier. She had provided to the Department a list of high risk homes.