Ms Gráinne Loughran:

We have been engaged with the Department for several years. We meet with it quarterly and throughout that time we have found it to be quite proactive in engaging with the coalition in offering opportunities to provide feedback and input, whether that is through the meetings we have with them or the various consultation processes. As for input on the particular heads of the Bill, etc., that is slightly separate. It has more been on the regulations as that has been ongoing. There has also been more verbal, I would say, feedback on the licensing process of home care providers.