Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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The witnesses are very welcome. There is a degree of normality in having a hearing such as this at the Committee of Public Accounts, even though it is a busy time for the witnesses for other reasons. As the Chairman pointed out, my time is limited. I have 15 minutes for my questions and the witnesses' answers. I will try to get as much in as possible and I would appreciate if I could have fairly short responses.

The previous Committee of Public Accounts sought a value-for-money review.

That related to a period before Covid-19, and the review was to look at the value for money in respect of public and private nursing homes. We had an expectation that was going to be produced in 2019, originally in March, and then we were told it would be the fourth quarter of 2019. We were given those assurances. Dr. O'Reardon might tell us why it has not been published to date. I will start with that question.