Ms Angela Fitzgerald:

In the first instance, the HSE is seeking to advocate. I am familiar with the examples the Deputy has given. There are a couple of points from our perspective. I agree. I had a 95-year-old mother who was able to stay in her nursing home for her last days. That meant an awful lot to us as a family. That was facilitated because the nursing home had very good relationships with both the GP and the hospital. To be fair to the nursing homes, they can be concerned about us in that space. Therefore, one of the things we looked at when we were preparing for last winter was that we do not get in the way of that, to the extent that is there. Mainstreaming that as a part of a standard response fits with the objective of keeping people at home. We are very supportive of that in the work we do. Ms Grogan looks at that as part of her inspection process. Mr. Egan, through his engagement around winter planning, also tries to advocate for that.