Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

As I have stated previously, the use of PPPs for nursing home provision does not make sense. We will all need one at some stage so it is an investment to have public nursing homes. The tax breaks and allowances under the fair deal scheme, the mandatory social programmes and everything else are a long-term expense. I propose that we ask the HSE to set out its reasoning for choosing PPPs as opposed to building public nursing homes.