Ms Geraldine McGahey:

The big argument is that there is experience to be gained from older people, which is the positive aspect of that legislation. That is something we will also continue to promote. Older people deserve to be treated better and not eliminated, kept out or excluded from particular services.

On institutional care and care homes, we have not yet had an issue to address although I am aware of a particular instance where, I believe, there was a sexual assault on a resident by another resident at, perhaps, a dementia unit. That takes into account and brings into play safeguarding issues,-----