Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy has rightly pointed out that much of that is not in my area. We have obviously identified that, in our ambition to have a statutory scheme, the only way that one can attract the quality and supply of staff required is to ensure that there are good conditions attaching to it, good standards and protections for staff. That has all been readily identified in our approach to developing the statutory care and has been outlined in our ambition for same.

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