Teresa Costello (Fianna Fail)

I will come in really quickly. I think the lack of time we had with HIQA and the Minister of State was very disappointing. We had an awful lot more to say. The nursing home was being paid for a service it did not follow through on. Will the Department be seeking reimbursement from the nursing home given that it did not provide the service?

I am also interested in what reports the Department is in receipt of from nursing homes to ensure that the staffing levels are at an acceptable level. It came up on several occasions that these nursing homes were understaffed. If they are understaffed, it is quite obvious they are not providing the sufficient service. I would be interested to see if the Department is in receipt of reports, or will there be an increase in the volume of reports it will receive to ensure service levels stay at an acceptable standard?