Mr. Phelim Quinn:

Senator Burke asked a question on deadlines and the remaining unregistered services. The relevant numbers are 71 by the HSE and 209 by the voluntary sector. As I said in the opening statement, we have brought in an extension to the registration period until October 2018. Specifically, the deadline for registration of any service is October 2018. However, we are keen to see progress towards registration well in advance of that date in order that we are not approaching an impending crisis at the last minute. Through the whole programme or policy of moving people into community or integrated community-based settings, the idea is that we would anticipate a continued rise in the number of designated centres as larger institutions become depopulated. Over the course of the next 18 months, the numbers will not only be 71 and 209. We expect fresh registration of new services as well.