Pádraig Rice (Cork South-Central, Social Democrats)

The Minister of State talked earlier about HIQA saying its ultimate sanction is the closing of a nursing home and then the HSE often will take it over. Does the Minister of State think there should be sanctions beyond that, like fines? Are those nursing home providers then unable to set up new nursing homes? Are there any rules or regulations to say they cannot do that? The Minister of State's response might be brief.