Ivana Bacik (Independent)

I support Senator Fitzgerald in her call for a debate at some stage on the troubling findings of the "Prime Time Investigates" report last night on home care. It was very disturbing, particularly to see an elderly woman being force-fed in her own home. That raises serious questions about levels of care, and it was also unacceptable for the Minister effectively to say that regulation is not the answer. If regulation is not the answer we are asking the wrong question. We clearly need regulation of home care as a matter of urgency and we also need that debate.