David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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I will come to that. That is my point. What we had over a sustained period was, possibly, a lack of investment to build new buildings or improve the existing ones to make them fit for purpose. HIQA then comes onto the scene. Examples were given where HIQA, doing its job to which no one can object, recommended closing a number of nursing units and wards within certain care facilities. On the back of the quality of the buildings, is it fair to say that because of a lack of investment, HIQA recommended that either nursing homes close completely or that units be closed?