Liam Twomey (Wexford, Fine Gael)

I take it the Minister of State is referring to the report by Dr. Dermot Power, a consultant geriatrician, written on behalf of the HSE. Does the Minister of State know the name of the report that has not been published? It is a significant report and I do not believe it relates to just one or two patients. I believe it is along the lines of the Leas Cross report. If it is not being published why is this the case? I do not believe the Minister of State fully understands whether this is the report to which he refers. It is important because at a time when the departmental officials are screaming at HSE officials to push patients into private nursing homes, another huge issue regarding the Leas Cross report is arising, which the Minister of State is not addressing. In the first place the Minister of State should clarify for the House that he knows the report mentioned in his response to the parliamentary question.

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