Ms Anne O'Connor:

We do that through the cost of care calculations. The NTPF sets the cost of care. I do not know how it does that. Unfortunately, we need Mr. Hynes to answer that question. From our perspective, we do not have any visibility. The only time we had any general confirmed inputs into private nursing homes was as a result of Covid. They work as entities with the NTPF in terms of the cost of care.

We do not set the cost of care, that is done through the NTPF, we administer the payments. The HSE's role is in relation to the administration of the payments for the nursing homes support scheme.