Pádraig Rice (Cork South-Central, Social Democrats)
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We have two slots left. There is myself for the Social Democrats, and we will get back to another Fianna Fáil speaker if somebody wants to come back in. We might alert Deputy O'Sullivan, if he comes back in.

I want to pick up on something about the model of the nursing homes. Am I right in thinking that in the early 1990s, about 30% were for profit and that has now increased to 80%? In the meantime, small operators and community-based or independent nursing homes have closed. The international research shows that you get poorer outcomes in private nursing homes compared with the not-for-profit and community sector. Is that also the Minister of State's understanding?