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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: I remind the Deputy his time is for witnesses to answer as well. He will need to give them some time to respond. There is only one minute and 40 seconds left.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: The Deputy can continue but he has only one minute and thirty seconds left.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: That is the end of the Deputy's time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: I thank the Deputy. I remind members that in the interests of fairness, if they are going to pose questions to the witnesses, they allow time in their slot to answer those questions. I said that at the start. There is no time remaining in that slot for the witnesses to answer those questions. In the interests of fairness, we need to allow the people we have invited in time to answer the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: There are three members remaining and just 15 minutes left so we will stick to five minutes for the final three slots. The next slot is Fine Gael and Senator Boyle.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: That brings us to the end of all of our speakers. I thank the representatives from HIQA for their time today, for the work that went in advance preparation for the opening statement and for their consideration of all the questions we had today. After today's session members may have additional questions. There was a lot in that session that needs to be teased out. With witnesses'...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: Thank you Deputy. We were clear it was five minutes per speaker. If you want to use your five minutes making a statement and leaving no time for answers, that is your prerogative but you do have to allow time for the witnesses to respond to the questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: Yes. Absolutely, Deputy. We now have another session with the Minister of State.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: We have another session now with the Minister of State who is waiting. They will follow up in writing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: Absolutely Deputy. Time is tight. We were allowing time for each member to come in individually and each member was given the same amount of time. Everybody was allocated the same amount of time. The session is tight, as we have another session on the same issue now with the Minister of State who is waiting. I want to thank members and witnesses. We are going to take a very short...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: We will now further consider standards of care and related practices in nursing homes and the oversight of these matters. To continue the committee's considerations of these matters, I welcome Deputy Kieran O'Donnell, the Minister of State with responsibility for older people. I also welcome officials from the Department and with members' agreement, some of the officials may answer some of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: I thank to the Minister of State. We will now move to members by rotation. I ask members to try to stick to the time, as it will be tight and I want to try to get as many members in as possible before we finish at 12 o'clock. The first slot is Fianna Fáil's.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: I thank the Minister of State and welcome the schoolchildren in the Gallery.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: I thank the Minister of State. The next slot is the Labour Party's. I call Deputy Sherlock.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: We have to watch the time, Deputy. The Minister can make a very brief response.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: For the next round, we will have to go slightly tighter on time. We will only get to each of the groups once before the meeting closes. The next slot is for Fianna Fáil.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: We have only 15 minutes left so we will have four-minute slots for the final round. I will go back to each of the groups once. If members wish to share the slot, as Fianna Fáil just did, it is open to them to do so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: We can only get back to each group once more. We are finishing at 12 noon. We cannot fit everybody in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: The next slot is for Sinn Féin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: I thank the Minister of State very much. Next, we turn to Fine Gael.