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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (26 May 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: But who paid? Nursing homes were recompensed.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (26 May 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: I am not saying it is a bad thing. It got the money back that it spent. To say that its members were left isolated is not a fact. Mr. Daly's organisation is the one that all the private nursing homes come back to. In the last report published on his organisation's nursing homes, how many of the 581 homes were fully compliant fully with HIQA regulations?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (26 May 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: I have.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (26 May 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: I am aware of that. The fact is that only 123 of the 581 nursing homes - public, private and not-for-profit - were fully compliant. Of those, there was a failure rate of 32% under governance and management, there was a residents' rights failure rate of 23%, for risk management it was 22%, and for infection control it was 18%. When that report was published, what was Mr. Daly’s response?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (26 May 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: Mr. Daly is right that the report highlighted that the compliance rates were very high, but what did the report actually say? It said that the compliance rate had gone down from 27% in 2017 to 23%. Mr. Daly represents an organisation whose members in the last published data have reduced compliance with infection control, and reduced compliance under all of these points-----

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (26 May 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: It includes everybody. I am not saying it does not.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (26 May 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: Mr. Daly is making the point that the State, the HSE, the Minister or the Department did not assist his members. I believe that they did and I also believe that his organisation could have done much more for its members and it did not do that. The key point which we all want to ensure from here on is that Mr. Daly's organisation's members are compliant in every respect. There is only one...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (26 May 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: If I can make this point, Chairman, and I am sorry if you do not like me saying this, but I am going to say-----

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (26 May 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: -----this louder, and as loud as I can. It is exceptionally clear and it is something that I have said all of my life: the care of older people in nursing homes is not acceptable. The nursing home private sector is not compliant in the main, right across the sector. It comprises very wealthy companies which complain that the taxpayer is not doing enough for them. I wish to state...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (26 May 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: I extend my deepest sympathies to the families of all the people who have passed away in our nursing homes and in our society as a result of Covid-19. I recognise absolutely the hurt and pain people have, particularly when loved ones pass away in a nursing home. They do not get to see them or say goodbye. It is an appalling vista which is brought about by the nature of the virus itself. I...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (26 May 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: Sure.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (26 May 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: With respect, I have no problem with that but right now, the question is to the chief executive, not to the chief inspector. If Mr. Quinn wants to pass it, that is fine, but I think he should answer it.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (26 May 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: I will respond to that reply afterwards.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (26 May 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: For clarity, what was the percentage that was not compliant?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (26 May 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: In fact, this is a higher percentage than the previous year because it was 18% and now it is more than 20%.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (26 May 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: I apologise. I have not seen the figures. I am glad Ms Dunnion has given them to me. There is a particular problem when nursing homes are inspected and major or minor non-compliance is found and I will use a particular nursing home as an example but I will not name it. This particular nursing home was inspected in March 2019 and the report was published in July 2019 but the follow up...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelcholáistí Issues (27 May 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: 179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a reply will issue to correspondence regarding a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7504/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 May 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: 863. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a proposal (details supplied) in relation to directly supporting partners of frontline workers is currently being considered following the cancellation of the proposal recently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7329/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (27 May 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: 952. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person can be transferred to the pandemic unemployment payment in order to be in a position to pay bills, rent and so on in exceptional circumstances such as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7543/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (2 Jun 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: It is very important that we bring in the private nursing home sector. I have many questions that I wish to ask them further to our earlier discussion.