Mr. Phelim Quinn:

From our experience of working within the health and social care sector, we would welcome the efforts of members in attempting to progress the regulation of home care. Through our ten years of experience within the sector, we see it as a key or critical vulnerability. The commencement of such regulation is a policy decision and, therefore, rests with the Department of Health. However, it is very hard for us to ignore sometimes what it is that we see in our daily activities in the health and social care sector.