Ms Leanne Caulfield:

Certainly, some of those concerns could be criminal in nature. There is a statutory obligation to report a concern in the case of a vulnerable person or a person in an at-risk group. In its 2019 report, the HSE outlined that it is improving its interagency collaboration in respect of reporting on to agencies like An Garda Síochána, where there is a concern of a criminal nature. Often, concerns are reported both to the HSE and to An Garda Síochána where there are concerns that a matter may be criminal in nature. There is a statutory obligation there in respect of groups that fall under the definition of "vulnerable person" within the relevant Act.