David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

They say it has to cover care staff wages, administration staff wages, training costs, which includes mandatory training, which we all would support, uniform and PPE costs, recruitment costs, insurance costs, rent and utilities. They have put it to us in writing, which I am putting to the witnesses, that many of their providers, which are non-profit providers, have actually been offered a lower rate than what had been achieved in the 2018 tender and it can be a loss-making price now for some provides. Have they communicated that to the witnesses?