Ms Phil Ní Sheaghdha:

In respect of the older person services, the long-term care, we know now that 82% to 83% is delivered through the private sector. Ms Gourley works as a director of nursing in long-term care in the public sector. Beds are closing in the private sector and those patients are then coming back to the public sector. The service has to be provided when people are in long-term care. Obviously, that has to happen then. It was not today nor yesterday, as members know, when Sláintecare did its review. In this year's budget, I was reading yesterday, the allocation is to maintain the HIQA standard, which means actually to reduce beds in the public sector. Single and double occupancy rooms - changing away from the old buildings we had - have actually reduced significantly. However, 82% of long-term care is now provided through the private sector.