Michael McNamara (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I do not wish to overburden the witnesses. It might be helpful to ensure that nothing has fallen between the cracks.

The committee published an interim report. One of the key recommendations it contained related to care facilities that repeatedly fail in the context of HIQA recommendations - as opposed to being substantially compliant with them - and the fact that the practice of the HSE paying for and sending new patients to these facilities under the fair deal scheme should cease. Do the HSE or Department of Health have any view on that recommendation and its implementation?