Mr. Ger Deering:

It is an interesting one from our point of view. The report is extensive and sets out a significant amount of detail. In fact, much of the subject of current discussion on the matter is covered in the report. The Ombudsman at the time came to her conclusions and made the recommendations but the report was brought to the Oireachtas and it was left to the Oireachtas and the powers that be at the time to devise a scheme to deal with people who had an entitlement to a nursing home and had been charged. The report stopped short of saying how compensation and so on should be dealt with. I am happy to stand with the report as it is at the moment. It is really a matter for others. I understand this is being looked at in the context of a number of areas and we will watch with interest the outcome of that.