Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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I thank the delegation from the Health Service Executive for coming in. It is evident from the accounts that substantial public money goes through the HSE to health care providers, both public and private. We know there has been systemic elderly abuse, as well as incidents involving children, coming to light recently. I am speaking specifically about nursing homes and the fair deal scheme. We know taxpayer money has gone to supposed carers who have turned out to be abusers. I have a relevant question. What monitoring and quality assurance measures are now undertaken by the HSE for caregivers? How do we know the level of care now being provided is adequate and how are we protecting those patients from abuse?