Mick Barry (Cork North Central, Solidarity) | Oireachtas source

Families across the country who lost loved ones in nursing homes in the course of the Covid pandemic are calling for a human rights-led public inquiry. Among them are constituents of mine who lost loved ones at the Ballynoe nursing home. These families are calling and campaigning for the introduction of safeguarding legislation that would cover all care settings. They are calling for staffing-patient ratios in nursing home to be mandatory and set at a mandatory minimum rate. They are also calling for all records to be made available to families without delay. I support the calls and campaign of these residents and I would like the Taoiseach to comment on the issues they are raising.

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