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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: In fairness to Deputy Smith her point was that the fact that 80% are privately provided was problematic. Was there a higher incidence of deaths in private nursing homes?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: Sorry, is the Deputy's objection in regard to 80% of private provision in relation to Covid or is it a general ideological objection?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: Is the Deputy asking Ms Dunnion to comment?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: Obviously, 80% of residents in nursing homes are in private care. Per capita, was there a greater incidence of deaths or unexplained deaths in private nursing homes than in public nursing homes? I am not asking in general terms because obviously there are four times more residents in private nursing homes than in State-owned homes. Was the number of deaths or unexplained deaths greater in...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: It is my question. The Deputy need not be concerned. I will allow the witness to answer her question.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: Eighty per cent of residents in nursing homes are resident in private nursing homes. Was the number of deaths disproportionate in privately run nursing homes versus HSE or other State-run entities?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: I thank Ms Dunnion and I invite her to continue with her responses.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: I appreciate this is not the question Deputy Smith wanted answered but is it the case that there is no reason to believe that privately owned or privately run nursing homes fared any worse than HSE-run or HSE-owned, or indeed public-owned or public-run, nursing homes with regard to Covid?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: From the figures given by Ms Cliffe, there is no indication of that.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: I thank Ms Cliffe and I call Deputy Canney.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: I thank the witness. I think Deputy Canney has an additional question but I will ask him to put it in writing.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: I thank Deputy Devlin. The next speaker is Deputy Brady.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: I would ask Deputy Brady not to-----

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: I will put it this way; there is only one nursing home in Raheen in County Clare.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: The Deputy does not need to.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: I thank Ms Cliffe.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: Deputy Brady has taken more than twice the time allocated.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: It will have to be very brief.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: No, sorry, one point. Which is it?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: I am going to bring in Deputy Ó Murchú unless Deputy Brady wants to explain to Deputy Ó Murchú why I cannot bring him in.