Nursing Homes Ireland Chief Executive Tadhg Daly has said there needs to be a "national approach to a national emergency" to tackle the spread of Covid-19 in nursing homes.
Speaking on RTÉ's This Week, he said Nursing Homes Ireland wants to ensure that all the commitments made by Government are delivered on.
However, Mr Daly added they feel "encouraged by HSE comments around PPE" and that Covid-19 testing has greatly improved also.
He also said NHI was concerned that "they were not engaged in the whole NPHET (National Public Health Emergency Team)", and the planning for residential care, when their members provide care to over 80% of the residents nationally.