Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That is clearly flouting the Act. I am asking about this because we are paying these private nursing homes €649 million a year and it is clear that people are being charged when they should not be. I could cite incidences of charges right across the board, from bedsore creams to prescription painkillers to wound dressing. All of these charges are being made. Where is the oversight? We are paying €649 million of public funding a year and it is clear in this case that additional fees for increased dependency are not allowed. Five of the six contracts examined stated that there was room to change those fees. Where is the oversight?