Ms Brigid Doherty:

It is in our recommendations but what is very important with the winter ahead is to encourage everybody to have the flu vaccination. We hope all healthcare staff and anybody working in a nursing home will take up the flu vaccination. We need to encourage everybody, including members of the public, to take up the flu vaccination because otherwise we will possibly have residents requiring admission to hospital. We sincerely hope that could be avoided.

The recommendations have to be implemented. They are very clear. They are achievable. I believe we have the will of all the stakeholders to implement them now.