Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 December 2004
141 Mr. Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the procedures and guidelines laid down by her Department and the South Western Area Health Board for the establishment and operation of a nursing home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31912/04]
View answerThe establishment of private nursing homes for dependent older people is governed by the Health (Nursing Homes) Act 1990, which came into operation on 1 September 1993. The following is a list of regulations made under the principal Act governing the operation and administration of private nursing homes: the Nursing Homes (Care and Welfare) Regulations 1993, S.I. No 226 of 1993; the Nursing Homes (Care and Welfare) (Amendment) Regulations 1993, S.I. No 379 of 1993; and the Nursing Homes (Care and Welfare) (Amendment) Regulations 1994, S.I. No. 147 of 1994.
