Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 June 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion

2:00 am

Photo of Pádraig RicePádraig Rice (Cork South-Central, Social Democrats)
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If members want witnesses to respond to their remarks or questions, they have to leave time for that as well. That is included in the five minutes. We can come back to it afterwards. Members should bear that in mind.

The next slot is for the Social Democrats, which is my time. I will pick up on one of the earlier points about sanctions. Ms Fitzgerald said that HIQA did not have the ability to level fines. Is that correct?