Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael)

Once again, the fines issue came up in the committee hearing today, which I heard for the first time. They are available to us. HIQA can go to the District Court and there can be fines, potentially up to €70,000, along with prison sentences. On the measures it has, one is the ultimate, which is to close. It has measures in respect of restrictive conditions to stop the nursing home taking any further admissions. It has done this with the Emeis group in its entirety now. Furthermore, it has compliance notices, which are there as well. On the wider issue the Chair raised, that is something I would like to go back on.