Ms Sinead O'Brien:

They do have recognised people in terms of nominated next of kin, yes. In terms of additional supports, the Irish Advocacy Network provides a weekly service to the Owenacurra centre. A representative of the network has made herself available to any of the residents or their families who wish to avail of support.

In terms of the Deputy's last question on looking at the different options, when options get to an advanced stage residents are getting the chance to look at different facilities. In fact, some of the residents have gone to see facilities and after reviewing them have informed us that they did not want to take up those places and that opinion has been respected.