Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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567. To ask the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that the inspection regime undertaken by HIQA in respect of both public and private nursing homes is adequate to ensure proper standards are maintained at all times in the best interests of all patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31724/25]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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568. To ask the Minister for Health if she will give further consideration to the need to provide additional support for nursing home care, particularly for smaller-scale nursing home providers, in view of the challenges facing them to remain viable due to various increased costs over the past number of years and also taking into account the important role smaller-scale nursing homes play in the provision of overall healthcare, particularly in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31747/25]