Mr. Tadhg Daly:

I thank the Deputy for his questions. In common with all colleagues, whatever is decided by Government or by the Legislature in terms of the look-back at the pandemic, as it were, it needs, first, to be done in the round. Nursing Homes Ireland will participate as appropriate.

In terms of vaccinations, at this point in time, new residents have not been vaccinated. That is why it is important that we are engaged with the HSE on a policy, procedure and protocol to ensure that there is a robust system of making sure that all residents who discharge from acute hospitals are vaccinated, ideally before they come to the nursing home or, if not, within a very short period of their arrival into the residential care setting.