Seán Kyne (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome Ms Casey and the other officials to discuss what is a very important sector. All of us, at some stage, will have loved ones within the nursing home sector. Obviously, we all want them to be cared for, loved and looked after to the best possible extent.

Ms Casey stated that the legislation addresses two areas of recommendations, namely, "the requirement to modernise and enhance the regulatory framework" and "the need for mandatory reporting of data". What data does Ms Casey envisage as being mandatorily reported? What additional data, over what is being reported now, does she expect and envisage will be required? Will that be laid out in regulations or will it be open-ended for the chief inspector?