Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 19 June 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) (Licensing of Professional Home Support Providers) Bill 2024

9:30 am

Photo of Seán CroweSeán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We would hear of nursing homes and sharp practice. There is an entertainment allowance that is charged and there are products that are used, for example, soap and toilet roll. These are the things that go on in nursing homes. If the bed used is a particular type of bed, that is part of the charge. These are some of the sharp practices and they surprise a lot of people. The response often is, if you do not like it, you can go somewhere else. There is a lot working within the system and there is a lot that clearly is not. The more regulation that can come in, the better. I am putting some crazy left-field scenarios, but if we do not ask or do not start thinking about what could go wrong with the regulation or proposed legislation, we will not get it right this time and it will impact on people again. Does anyone else want to come in on this?

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