Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for coming here today and for being available to answer the questions we are putting to them. On the 584 centres that HIQA inspect, my understanding is that 80% of those are private and the other 20% are public.

Of the 20% that is public, are they community hospitals and mental health facilities? Perhaps we could get a breakdown of how that is made up and the numbers relating to both private and public.

On the list of facilities given to the Department, may we have a breakdown of what numbers were public and what were private? Perhaps the witnesses might even outline that to us now at this stage.