Nicole Ryan (Sinn Fein)

-----because the outrage is huge around this. The question the public has now is: what does HIQA actually do? If the authority does not have powers to enforce anything, what is the point of HIQA in any aspect of this kind of stuff? Ultimately, these are people, residents and human beings who are working towards the end of their lives and they deserve dignity. Deputy Burke said there were 14 notifications. Of those 14 notifications, there was one to say there was abuse because it was not just interaction between residents at all times.

My final question is: how many private nursing homes are currently under active restriction or monitoring by HIQA and on what grounds?