Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 December 2013
585. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the number of facilities providing services to persons with intellectual disabilities inspected by the Health Information and Quality Authority since the new inspection regime for such facilities became operational in November 2013. [54039/13]
View answerOn 1 November, 2013, I announced the commencement of a new scheme of registration and inspection of residential services for people with disabilities by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA). This marked a new era in protecting people with disabilities in residential services and ensured that HIQA are empowered to undertake investigations as to the safety, quality and standards of residential services for people with disabilities. HIQA are now also able to set and monitor standards for these designated centres and the new standards with guidance from HIQA will empower providers to deliver even higher quality services.
I have been informed by HIQA that since the new regime became operational, twelve inspections have taken place at residential services for person with intellectual disabilities.
